openweather-api

What This Skill Does

The openweather-api skill is a powerful integration for OpenClaw that allows users to seamlessly retrieve weather data, air quality reports, UV indexes, and solar radiation statistics. By leveraging the industry-standard OpenWeather API, this skill empowers your AI agent to provide real-time location-based weather updates, hourly and daily forecasts, and critical weather alerts. The skill simplifies the integration process by utilizing the Membrane CLI to handle authentication, credentials, and API communication, ensuring that you can focus on utilizing weather data within your workflows rather than managing complex API keys or OAuth flows.

Installation

To install this skill, use the ClawHub command: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/gora050/openweather-api. Once installed, you will need to configure your connection. Ensure you have the Membrane CLI installed globally via npm install -g @membranehq/cli. After installation, run membrane login to authenticate. You can discover available connection points by running membrane search openweather-api --elementType=connector --json. Once you identify the correct connector ID, authorize the connection using membrane connect --connectorId=YOUR_CONNECTOR_ID. You can verify active connections anytime using membrane connection list --json.

Use Cases

This skill is perfect for developers and power users who need weather-contextual awareness in their applications. Use it to build smart-home automation scripts that adjust HVAC systems based on upcoming temperature shifts, create travel planning assistants that suggest packing lists based on 7-day weather forecasts, or implement agricultural tools that monitor solar radiation and air quality for outdoor operations. It is also highly effective for logistics apps that need to track potential weather-related delays or for personal productivity tools that alert you to rain so you can adjust your commute or schedule outdoor activities.

Example Prompts

1. "Check the hourly weather forecast for San Francisco and tell me if it will rain during my afternoon commute."
2. "What is the current air pollution level and UV index in Tokyo? I want to know if it is safe for an outdoor workout."
3. "Give me a 5-day weather summary for London and highlight any significant temperature drops or weather alerts."

Tips & Limitations

To maximize the utility of this skill, always ensure your input locations are specific; if the API returns ambiguous results, try adding the country code to your request. Remember that while current data is highly accurate, long-range forecasts are subject to natural atmospheric changes. If you encounter errors, use membrane action list --intent=QUERY --connectionId=YOUR_CONNECTION_ID to inspect the available schema for the specific action you are attempting to trigger. Please be mindful of OpenWeather API rate limits associated with your specific subscription plan to avoid interruptions in service.