A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server built with FastMCP for accessing USDA SNOTEL (SNOwpack TELemetry) weather and snow data through the AWDB (Air
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server built with FastMCP for accessing USDA SNOTEL (SNOwpack TELemetry) weather and snow data through the AWDB (Air and Water Database) REST API. Exposed over MCP by the snotel mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.
Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:
Documentation — Swagger UIPrerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverInstallation — The Installation tool exposed by this serverfind_snotel_stations — The find_snotel_stations tool exposed by this serverget_station_info — The get_station_info tool exposed by this serverget_station_data — Retrieve raw snow and weather data from a station in JSON formatget_recent_conditions — Get recent conditions from a station (last 30 days by default)analyze_snowpack_trends — Analyze snowpack trends and calculate statistics for a time periodLogging — The server supports configurable logging levels. Set the log level via environment variable:Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at pytest on PyPI and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
Among the database access options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Snotel's toolset — Documentation, Prerequisites, Installation and 6 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by jymmyt; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Snotel's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Documentation | [Swagger UI](https://wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov/awdbRestApi/swagger-ui/index.html) |
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Installation | The Installation tool exposed by this server. |
| find_snotel_stations | The find_snotel_stations tool exposed by this server. |
| get_station_info | The get_station_info tool exposed by this server. |
| get_station_data | Retrieve raw snow and weather data from a station in JSON format. |
| get_recent_conditions | Get recent conditions from a station (last 30 days by default). |
| analyze_snowpack_trends | Analyze snowpack trends and calculate statistics for a time period. |
| Logging | The server supports configurable logging levels. Set the log level via environment variable: |
Or if installed via pip:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"snotel": {
"command": "snotel-mcp-server"
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
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