diff --git a/src/main/scala/Main.scala b/src/main/scala/Main.scala
index 589b31a..9b5384a 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/Main.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/Main.scala
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ object Main extends IOApp {
       } yield ()
       fetchStationsTask = scheduler.scheduleTask("Fetch Weather Stations", List(11,13,23,30), fetchWeatherStations).compile.drain
 
+      // Real, free, keyless alternative to the private FTP feed above (see
+      // docs/UPDATE_ROADMAP.md). Runs alongside it for now rather than
+      // replacing it, so the two can be compared before the FTP path is removed.
+      openDataStationService <- lvgmc.OpenDataStationService.of
+      fetchOpenDataStations = for {
+        stationData <- openDataStationService.fetchStationObservations
+        _ <- postgresService.insertInWeatherTable(stationData)
+      } yield ()
+      fetchOpenDataStationsTask = scheduler.scheduleTask("Fetch Open Data Stations", List(15,45), fetchOpenDataStations).compile.drain
+
       cleanupTask = scheduler.scheduleTask("Cleanup old Grib", List(41), dataService.deleteOldForecasts()).compile.drain
 
       fetchGrib <- dmi.FetchService.of(dataService)
@@ -49,7 +59,7 @@ object Main extends IOApp {
         if (sys.env.get("ENABLE_SCHEDULED_JOBS").exists(_.equalsIgnoreCase("false")))
           IO.never[Unit]
         else
-          (fetchStationsTask, cleanupTask, fetchGribTask).parMapN((_, _, _) => ())
+          (fetchStationsTask, fetchOpenDataStationsTask, cleanupTask, fetchGribTask).parMapN((_, _, _, _) => ())
 
       exitCode <- (serverTask, scheduledTasks).parMapN((_, _) => ExitCode.Success)
     } yield exitCode
diff --git a/src/main/scala/fetch/lvgmc/OpenDataStationService.scala b/src/main/scala/fetch/lvgmc/OpenDataStationService.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b00f629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/fetch/lvgmc/OpenDataStationService.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+package fetch.lvgmc
+
+import cats.effect.IO
+import cats.syntax.all._
+import io.circe.Json
+import io.circe.parser
+import org.http4s.Uri
+import org.http4s.client.Client
+import org.http4s.ember.client.EmberClientBuilder
+import org.typelevel.log4cats.Logger
+import org.typelevel.log4cats.slf4j.Slf4jLogger
+import parse.csv.{WeatherData, WeatherStationData}
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime
+import scala.util.Try
+
+object OpenDataStationService {
+  def of: IO[OpenDataStationService] =
+    Slf4jLogger.create[IO].map(logger => new OpenDataStationService(logger))
+}
+
+// Fetches current LVĢMC station observations from Latvia's open data portal
+// (data.gov.lv, dataset "hidrometeorologiskie-noverojumi") rather than the
+// private LVGMC FTP feed used by fetch.lvgmc.FetchService. Free, keyless,
+// same underlying LVĢMC data. See docs/UPDATE_ROADMAP.md for the phased plan
+// this is part of.
+final class OpenDataStationService private (logger: Logger[IO]) {
+  private val pageSize = 5000
+
+  private val observationsUrl = sys.env.getOrElse(
+    "LVGMC_OPENDATA_OBSERVATIONS_URL",
+    "https://data.gov.lv/dati/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=17460efb-ae99-4d1d-8144-1068f184b05f"
+  )
+
+  // Matched against LVĢMC's open-data parameter dictionary (resource
+  // 38b462ac-08b9-4168-9d6e-cbaedc2e775d) using the hourly vs
+  // observation-time semantics documented for each WeatherData field.
+  // visibilityMin, dewPoint, and sunDuration have no equivalent in this
+  // dataset and are left as None below.
+  private val fieldAbbreviations =
+    List("HATMX", "HATMN", "HTDRY", "HPRAB", "WNS10", "HWSMX", "VSBAV", "HSNOW", "PRSL", "RLH")
+
+  // Verified 2026-08-23 against the open station-metadata resource
+  // (c32c7afd-0d05-44fd-8b24-1de85b4bf11d): 32 of the app's tracked cities
+  // have a direct match. RIGASLU ("Rīga Universitāte") is the representative
+  // Rīga station. SELIEPA ("Liepāja piekraste") is a duplicate coastal
+  // station and is intentionally not mapped. Cēsis, Jēkabpils, Talsi, and
+  // Valmiera have no station in this dataset; Jēkabpils/Talsi already use
+  // Zīlāni/Stende as substitutes elsewhere (see docs/PRODUCT_WORKFLOWS.md).
+  private val stationCities: Map[String, String] = Map(
+    "KALNCIEM" -> "Kalnciems", "SIGULDA" -> "Sigulda", "RIVE99PA" -> "Ventspils",
+    "RIJE99PA" -> "Jelgava", "RIDAGDA" -> "Dagda", "PIEDRUJA" -> "Piedruja",
+    "VICAKI" -> "Vičaki", "DAUGAVGR" -> "Daugavgrīva", "RIZI99PA" -> "Zīlāni",
+    "RIME99MS" -> "Mērsrags", "RIAI99PA" -> "Ainaži", "RIGASLU" -> "Rīga",
+    "RIKO99PA" -> "Kolka", "RIREZEKN" -> "Rēzekne", "RIBA99PA" -> "Bauska",
+    "RIDO99MS" -> "Dobele", "RIST99PA" -> "Stende", "RIDM99MS" -> "Daugavpils",
+    "RISA99PA" -> "Saldus", "RIZO99MS" -> "Zosēni", "RIRU99PA" -> "Rūjiena",
+    "KULDIGA" -> "Kuldīga", "RIPR99PA" -> "Priekuļi", "RIAL99MS" -> "Alūksne",
+    "RIGU99MS" -> "Gulbene", "RILP99PA" -> "Liepāja", "SILI" -> "Sīļi",
+    "LIELPECI" -> "Lielpēči", "RIMADONA" -> "Madona", "RIPA99PA" -> "Pāvilosta",
+    "RUCAVA" -> "Rucava", "RISE99MS" -> "Skulte", "RISI99PA" -> "Skrīveri",
+  )
+
+  def fetchStationObservations: IO[List[WeatherStationData]] =
+    EmberClientBuilder.default[IO].build.use { client =>
+      for {
+        baseUri <- Uri.fromString(observationsUrl).liftTo[IO]
+        rows <- fetchRows(client, baseUri)
+        stationData = buildStationData(rows)
+        _ <- logger.info(s"Loaded ${stationData.size} open-data station observation rows")
+      } yield stationData
+    }
+
+  private def fetchRows(
+      client: Client[IO],
+      baseUri: Uri,
+      offset: Int = 0,
+      accumulated: Vector[Json] = Vector.empty
+  ): IO[Vector[Json]] = {
+    val filters = Json.obj("ABBREVIATION" -> Json.arr(fieldAbbreviations.map(Json.fromString): _*)).noSpaces
+    val uri = baseUri
+      .withQueryParam("limit", pageSize.toString)
+      .withQueryParam("offset", offset.toString)
+      .withQueryParam("filters", filters)
+
+    client.expect[String](uri).flatMap(parsePage).flatMap { case (total, rows) =>
+      val allRows = accumulated ++ rows
+      if (allRows.size >= total || rows.isEmpty) IO.pure(allRows)
+      else fetchRows(client, baseUri, offset + rows.size, allRows)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def parsePage(body: String): IO[(Int, Vector[Json])] =
+    IO.fromEither(
+      parser.parse(body)
+        .leftMap(error => new RuntimeException(s"Unable to parse open-data observations: ${error.message}"))
+        .flatMap { json =>
+          val result = json.hcursor.downField("result")
+          (for {
+            total <- result.downField("total").as[Int]
+            records <- result.downField("records").as[Vector[Json]]
+          } yield total -> records).leftMap(error => new RuntimeException(s"Invalid open-data observations response: ${error.message}"))
+        }
+    )
+
+  private case class ObservationCell(city: String, timestamp: LocalDateTime, abbreviation: String, value: Double)
+
+  private def buildStationData(rows: Vector[Json]): List[WeatherStationData] = {
+    val cells = rows.flatMap { row =>
+      val cursor = row.hcursor
+      for {
+        stationId <- cursor.downField("STATION_ID").as[String].toOption
+        city <- stationCities.get(stationId)
+        abbreviation <- cursor.downField("ABBREVIATION").as[String].toOption
+        datetimeStr <- cursor.downField("DATETIME").as[String].toOption
+        timestamp <- Try(LocalDateTime.parse(datetimeStr)).toOption
+        value <- cursor.downField("VALUE").as[Double].toOption
+      } yield ObservationCell(city, timestamp, abbreviation, value)
+    }
+
+    cells
+      .groupBy(cell => (cell.city, cell.timestamp))
+      .map { case ((city, timestamp), group) =>
+        val values = group.map(cell => cell.abbreviation -> cell.value).toMap
+        val weather = WeatherData(
+          tempMax = values.get("HATMX"),
+          tempMin = values.get("HATMN"),
+          tempAvg = values.get("HTDRY"),
+          precipitation = values.get("HPRAB"),
+          windAvg = values.get("WNS10"),
+          windMax = values.get("HWSMX"),
+          visibilityMin = None,
+          visibilityAvg = values.get("VSBAV"),
+          snowAvg = values.get("HSNOW"),
+          atmPressure = values.get("PRSL"),
+          dewPoint = None,
+          humidity = values.get("RLH"),
+          sunDuration = None,
+          phenomena = List.empty,
+        )
+        WeatherStationData(city, timestamp, weather)
+      }
+      .toList
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/scala/fetch/lvgmc/OpenDataStationServiceTest.scala b/src/main/scala/fetch/lvgmc/OpenDataStationServiceTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8a287f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/fetch/lvgmc/OpenDataStationServiceTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package fetch.lvgmc
+
+import cats.effect.IO
+import cats.effect.unsafe.implicits.global
+import cats.syntax.all._
+import db.{DBConnection, PostgresService}
+
+// Manual verification harness, matching the existing FetchServiceTest/
+// GribParserTest pattern.
+// Fetch only:      sbt "runMain fetch.lvgmc.OpenDataStationServiceTest"
+// Fetch and write: sbt "runMain fetch.lvgmc.OpenDataStationServiceTest --write"
+object OpenDataStationServiceTest {
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+    val program = for {
+      service <- OpenDataStationService.of
+      stationData <- service.fetchStationObservations
+      _ <- IO.println(s"Fetched ${stationData.size} (city, hour) rows")
+      _ <- IO.println(s"Distinct cities: ${stationData.map(_.city).distinct.sorted.mkString(", ")}")
+      _ <- stationData.sortBy(_.timestamp).reverse.take(5).traverse_(row => IO.println(row))
+      _ <- if (args.contains("--write")) {
+        for {
+          transactor <- DBConnection.transactor[IO]
+          postgresService <- PostgresService.of(transactor)
+          rowCount <- postgresService.insertInWeatherTable(stationData)
+          _ <- IO.println(s"Wrote $rowCount rows to the weather table")
+        } yield ()
+      } else IO.unit
+    } yield ()
+
+    program.unsafeRunSync()
+  }
+}