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Polling Frequency vs. Data Freshness: Why Hitting the API More Often Isn’t Getting You Fresher Data

calendar_today September 22, 2026 person WeatherAPI Team domain weatherapi

More API requests don’t mean fresher weather data. Here’s why model run cadence caps your real freshness ceiling, and how to poll smarter.

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