google-weather

What This Skill Does

The Google Weather skill for OpenClaw provides a direct, reliable interface to Google’s hyperlocal meteorological data. It functions as a bridge between the OpenClaw agent and the Google Weather/Geocoding APIs, allowing the system to fetch real-time atmospheric conditions, hourly forecasts, and detailed environmental metrics for any location on Earth. Whether you are checking the temperature in New York or seeking a 24-hour wind and precipitation outlook for Tel Aviv, this skill processes requests instantly and outputs clean, human-readable data with visual emoji indicators.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/shaharsha/google-weather. Post-installation, you must configure your Google Cloud environment. Navigate to the Google Cloud Console, enable both the Weather API and the Geocoding API for your project, and generate an API key. Finally, export this key to your environment variables as GOOGLE_API_KEY, GOOGLE_WEATHER_API_KEY, or GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY to ensure the authentication handshake is successful.

Use Cases

This skill is highly versatile for users who require dynamic weather insights integrated into their automated workflows. Travel planners can use it to suggest optimal sightseeing times based on hourly temperature and cloud cover forecasts. Outdoor enthusiasts can leverage the wind and visibility reports for safety monitoring. Additionally, it serves as a valuable tool for home automation enthusiasts who want their AI agent to report morning weather conditions before their commute, or for developers building location-aware applications that require localized, accurate climatic context to trigger specific behaviors.

Example Prompts

1. "What is the current weather in Sydney? Include humidity and wind speeds."
2. "Show me the 24-hour weather forecast for Paris, I want to know if it will rain today."
3. "Is it warm enough to go for a run in San Francisco right now? Give me the feels-like temperature."

Tips & Limitations

For best results, ensure your input location is specific. While the Geocoding API is robust, providing a city and country (e.g., "Paris, France") helps avoid ambiguity for locations with identical names. Remember that this skill requires an active internet connection as it relies entirely on external API calls. Since data updates every 15 minutes, be aware that extreme, sudden weather changes might not reflect instantly. Always ensure your Google Cloud billing account is active to prevent service interruption due to quota exhaustion.