weathercli

What This Skill Does

The weathercli skill provides a powerful, command-line interface for retrieving real-time weather conditions and detailed multi-day or hourly forecasts for any location on Earth. By leveraging robust geocoding, it translates common place names into precise location data, allowing users to query everything from current temperature and "feels-like" metrics to wind speed, UV index, and precipitation probabilities. Designed with automation in mind, it provides both human-readable, color-coded output and structured JSON payloads, making it an essential utility for developers and power users who need to integrate meteorological data into their workflows without the overhead of managing API keys.

Installation

To integrate weathercli into your OpenClaw ecosystem, execute the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/pjtf93/weathercli

Ensure that you have the latest version of the OpenClaw agent installed to utilize the most recent features and ensure compatibility with the toolchain.

Use Cases

This skill is highly versatile and serves several primary use cases:

• Automation & Scripting: Incorporate weather data into daily cron jobs, such as preparing for commute weather or triggering smart home routines based on precipitation.
• Application Integration: Developers can use the JSON output mode to feed weather data into their own custom applications or dashboards.
• Travel Planning: Quickly determine the forecast for upcoming destinations, including sunrise/sunset times and UV exposure levels to better plan outdoor activities.
• Data Analysis: Researchers and hobbyists can collect historical or forecast weather trends to analyze correlations between climate and other metrics.

Example Prompts

1. "What is the current weather in London, and can you provide the forecast for the next 3 days?"
2. "Give me an hourly forecast for Tokyo for the next 12 hours in JSON format so I can process it in my dashboard."
3. "Is it going to rain in Portland, Oregon this weekend? I need the precipitation probability for Saturday and Sunday."

Tips & Limitations

• Precision: When dealing with ambiguous city names (e.g., "Springfield"), always append the country or state for accurate results (e.g., "Springfield, Illinois").
• JSON Output: Use the --json flag whenever you intend to pipe output to other scripts. This avoids parsing errors caused by color codes or formatted text.
• Limits: While the tool is extremely flexible, hourly forecasts are limited to a maximum of 384 hours, and daily forecasts are capped at 16 days. For very long-range planning, consider historical data alternatives.