weather

What This Skill Does

The Weather skill provides a robust interface for the OpenClaw AI agent to retrieve real-time meteorological data without requiring the user to manage or pay for external API keys. It leverages two primary services: wttr.in for human-readable, quick-glance weather summaries and terminal-friendly outputs, and Open-Meteo for precise, programmatic JSON data retrieval. Whether you need a simple temperature check for your current city or structured atmospheric data for a dashboard, this skill handles the heavy lifting of URL construction and data parsing.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/steipete/weather

Ensure your agent has the necessary network permissions to reach the public weather endpoints, as the skill relies on remote server communication.

Use Cases

• Personal Assistance: Quickly checking if you need an umbrella before heading out by asking the agent for the local forecast.
• Automated Reporting: Using the JSON-based Open-Meteo fallback to pipe weather data into custom logging tools or desktop notifications.
• Planning: Comparing climates in different cities using airport codes or city names to assist with travel logistics.
• Terminal Dashboards: Integrating weather snippets into command-line-based workflows or status lines using the highly customizable formatting codes provided by wttr.in.

Example Prompts

1. "What is the current weather in London, and do I need a jacket today?"
2. "Give me a detailed, formatted weather report for JFK airport using the compact format."
3. "Fetch the current temperature and wind speed for Tokyo using the Open-Meteo API."

Tips & Limitations

• URL Encoding: When searching for cities with spaces, ensure you use a plus sign (e.g., 'San+Francisco').
• Metric vs. USCS: Use the ?m or ?u query parameters to toggle between metric and imperial units.
• Coordinate Precision: Open-Meteo requires latitude and longitude; if you do not have these, ask your agent to resolve the city name to coordinates before querying.
• Availability: Since these are free, public-access APIs, rate limiting may occur during periods of high traffic. Avoid aggressive polling intervals.