Twitter is restoring free API access for government and public bodies, but no one else.

Verified gov or publicly owned services who tweet weather alerts, transport updates and emergency notifications may use the API, for these critical purposes, for free,” said Twitter in a tweet.

Twitter is now offering free API access for limited purposes. Specifically, users can now use API for emergency, weather, and transportation alerts. Learn more.

The platform has restored free access to API for verified government and public services for “critical purposes”.

Verified gov or publicly owned services who tweet weather alerts, transport updates and emergency notifications may use the API, for these critical purposes, for free.

Visual Crossing is upgrading its weather data platform with real-time radar capabilities, starting with coverage across the ...

Twitter has finally decided that it's a bad idea to cut-off free API access to public transit and emergency weather alert accounts.

In an about-face, Twitter says it has restored free access to a key tool for verified government and “publicly owned” services so they can tweet weather, transit and other alerts after New ...

A Google search is usually a good starting point, and a quick search for “free weather API” led me to Open Weather Map. Most public APIs require an access key.