Why I Used wttr.in Instead of OpenWeatherMap for My Firefox Extension

When building Weather & Clock Dashboard, I evaluated several weather APIs. I ended up choosing wttr.in. Here's why — and why it might be wrong for your use case. The Options OpenWeatherMap — The obvious choice. Free tier with 1000 calls/day. Requires API key. JSON format. Great documentation. wttr.in — A public weather service designed for terminal/curl usage. Free, no API key, accepts city names or coordinates. Returns JSON, ASCII art, or PNG images. WeatherAPI.com — Similar to OWM but with