This PowerShell script queries the 48h weather report from wttr.in and lists it in a nice table.
PS> ./list-weather.ps1 [[-location] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-location <String>
Specifies the location to use (determined automatically by default)
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.PS> ./list-weather.ps1
TODAY 🌡°C ☂️mm 💧 💨km/h ☀️UV ☁️ 👁km at Munich (Bayern, Germany)
0h 11° 0.0 88% ↖ 7 1 8% 10 🌙 clear
...
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Lists the weather report
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script queries the 48h weather report from wttr.in and lists it in a nice table.
.PARAMETER location
Specifies the location to use (determined automatically by default)
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./list-weather.ps1
TODAY 🌡°C ☂️mm 💧 💨km/h ☀️UV ☁️ 👁km at Munich (Bayern, Germany)
0h 11° 0.0 88% ↖ 7 1 8% 10 🌙 clear
...
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$location = "") # empty means determine automatically
function GetDescription([string]$text) {
switch ($text) {
"Blizzard" { return "❄️ blizzard ⚠️" }
"Blowing snow" { return "❄️ blowing snow ⚠️" }
"Clear" { return "🌙 clear" }
"Cloudy" { return "☁️ cloudy" }
"Fog" { return "🌫 fog" }
"Freezing fog" { return "🌫 freezing fog" }
"Heavy rain" { return "💧 heavy rain ⚠️" }
"Heavy snow" { return "❄️ heavy snow ⚠️" }
"Light drizzle" { return "💧 light drizzle" }
"Light freezing rain" { return "💧 light freezing rain ⚠️" }
"Light rain" { return "💧 light rain" }
"Light rain shower" { return "💧 light rain shower" }
"Light sleet" { return "❄️ light sleet" }
"Light sleet showers" { return "❄️ light sleet showers" }
"Light snow" { return "❄️ light snow" }
"Light snow showers" { return "❄️ light snow showers" }
"Moderate or heavy freezing rain"{return "💧 moderate or heavy freezing rain ⚠️" }
"Moderate or heavy sleet" { return "❄️ moderate or heavy sleet ⚠️" }
"Moderate or heavy rain shower" { return "💧 moderate or heavy rain shower ⚠️" }
"Moderate or heavy rain in area with thunder" { return "💧 moderate or heavy rain in area with thunder ⚠️" }
"Moderate or heavy snow showers"{ return "❄️ moderate or heavy snow showers ⚠️" }
"Moderate or heavy snow in area with thunder" { return "❄️ moderate or heavy snow in area with thunder ⚠️" }
"Moderate rain" { return "💧 moderate rain" }
"Moderate rain at times" { return "💧 moderate rain at times" }
"Moderate snow" { return "❄️ moderate snow" }
"Mist" { return "🌫 misty" }
"Overcast" { return "☁️ overcast" }
"Partly cloudy" { return "⛅️partly cloudy" }
"Patchy heavy snow" { return "❄️ patchy heavy snow ⚠️" }
"Patchy light drizzle" { return "💧 patchy light drizzle" }
"Patchy light rain" { return "💧 patchy light rain" }
"Patchy light rain in area with thunder" { return "💧 patchy light rain in area with thunder" }
"Patchy light rain with thunder" { return "💧 patchy light rain with thunder" }
"Patchy light snow" { return "❄️ patchy light snow" }
"Patchy moderate snow" { return "❄️ patchy moderate snow" }
"Patchy rain possible" { return "💧 patchy rain possible" }
"Patchy rain nearby" { return "💧 patchy rain nearby" }
"Patchy sleet nearby" { return "❄️ patchy sleet nearby" }
"Patchy snow possible" { return "❄️ patchy snow possible" }
"Sunny" { return "☀️ sunny" }
"Thundery outbreaks possible" { return "⚡️thundery outbreaks possible" }
"Thundery outbreaks in nearby" { return "⚡️thundery outbreaks in nearby" }
default { return $text }
}
}
function GetWindDir([string]$text) {
switch($text) {
"NW" { return "↘" }
"NNW" { return "↓" }
"N" { return "↓" }
"NNE" { return "↓" }
"NE" { return "↙" }
"ENE" { return "←" }
"E" { return "←" }
"ESE" { return "←" }
"SE" { return "↖" }
"SSE" { return "↑" }
"S" { return "↑" }
"SSW" { return "↑" }
"SW" { return "↗" }
"WSW" { return "→" }
"W" { return "→" }
"WNW" { return "→" }
default { return "$text" }
}
}
try {
Write-Progress "Loading weather data from http://wttr.in ..."
$weather = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI http://wttr.in/${location}?format=j1 -userAgent "curl" -useBasicParsing).Content | ConvertFrom-Json
$area = $weather.nearest_area.areaName.value
$region = $weather.nearest_area.region.value
$country = $weather.nearest_area.country.value
Write-Progress -completed "Done."
[int]$day = 0
foreach($hourly in $weather.weather.hourly) {
$hour = $hourly.time / 100
$tempC = $(($hourly.tempC.toString()).PadLeft(3))
$precip = $($($hourly.precipMM).PadLeft(4))
$humidity = $(($hourly.humidity.toString()).PadLeft(3))
$pressure = $hourly.pressure
$windSpeed = $(($hourly.windspeedKmph.toString()).PadLeft(2))
$windDir = GetWindDir $hourly.winddir16Point
$UV = $hourly.uvIndex
$clouds = $(($hourly.cloudcover.toString()).PadLeft(3))
$visib = $(($hourly.visibility.toString()).PadLeft(2))
$desc = GetDescription $hourly.weatherDesc.value.trim()
if ($hour -eq 0) {
if ($day -eq 0) {
Write-Host "TODAY 🌡°C ☂️mm 💧 💨km/h ☀️UV ☁️ 👁km at $area ($region, $country)" -foregroundColor green
} elseif ($day -eq 1) {
$date = (Get-Date).AddDays(1)
[string]$dayOfWeek = $date.DayOfWeek
Write-Host "$($dayOfWeek.toUpper())" -foregroundColor green
} else {
$date = (Get-Date).AddDays(2)
[string]$dayOfWeek = $date.DayOfWeek
Write-Host "$($dayOfWeek.toUpper())" -foregroundColor green
}
$day++
}
"$(($hour.toString()).PadLeft(2))h $tempC° $precip $humidity% $($windDir)$windSpeed $UV $clouds% $visib $desc"
}
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
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