Weather Skill

Get weather info using wttr.in — free, no API key needed, works perfectly on Pi Zero!

Quick Commands

One-liner (for E-Ink display)

bash

curl -s "wttr.in/Moscow?format=3"
# Output: Moscow: ⛅️ +8°C

Compact format (temp + humidity + wind)

bash

curl -s "wttr.in/London?format=%l:+%c+%t+%h+%w"
# Output: London: ⛅️ +8°C 71% ↙5km/h

Current conditions only

bash

curl -s "wttr.in/Berlin?0T"

Full 3-day forecast

bash

curl -s "wttr.in/Tokyo?T"

Format Codes

Code	Meaning
`%c`	Weather condition (emoji)
`%t`	Temperature
`%h`	Humidity
`%w`	Wind
`%l`	Location
`%m`	Moon phase
`%p`	Precipitation

Tips

•URL-encode spaces: wttr.in/New+York or wttr.in/New%20York
•Airport codes work: wttr.in/JFK, wttr.in/SVO
•Force metric: ?m (Celsius, km/h)
•Force imperial: ?u (Fahrenheit, mph)
•Today only: ?1
•Current only: ?0
•No colors: ?T (better for parsing)

Integration with E-Ink

Perfect for heartbeat or status display:

python

import subprocess

def get_weather(city="Moscow"):
    result = subprocess.run(
        f'curl -s "wttr.in/{city}?format=%c+%t"',
        shell=True, capture_output=True, text=True
    )
    return result.stdout.strip()

# Use in heartbeat:
weather = get_weather()
show_face("happy", f"SAY:{weather}")

Example Responses

bash

# Quick
curl -s "wttr.in/Moscow?format=3"
→ Moscow: ☀️ -5°C

# Detailed  
curl -s "wttr.in/Moscow?format=%l:+%c+%t+(%h+humidity,+%w+wind)"
→ Moscow: ☀️ -5°C (45% humidity, ↑10km/h wind)

Fallback: Open-Meteo API

If wttr.in is down, use Open-Meteo (JSON, no key):

bash

# Get coordinates first (Moscow: 55.75, 37.62)
curl -s "https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast?latitude=55.75&longitude=37.62&current_weather=true"

Returns JSON with temperature, windspeed, weathercode.