weather-pollen

What This Skill Does

The weather-pollen skill is a specialized agent capability designed to retrieve real-time meteorological conditions and localized allergen information. By leveraging the Open-Meteo API for high-accuracy weather data and integrating with Pollen.com for respiratory health insights, this skill provides a holistic view of the environmental conditions for any specified location. It is particularly useful for individuals with seasonal allergies or those planning outdoor activities who need to monitor both precipitation risks and pollen count fluctuations. The skill is highly configurable, allowing users to pin a default location via latitude and longitude coordinates through environment variables, while still permitting dynamic queries for other cities or regions.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/thesethrose/weather-pollen Once installed, ensure your environment variables (WEATHER_LAT, WEATHER_LON, and WEATHER_LOCATION) are properly configured if you wish to override the default Anna, TX setting. No API keys are required for the underlying services, making this a frictionless deployment.

Use Cases

• Allergy Management: Individuals suffering from seasonal allergies can check daily pollen counts to decide if they should take medication or stay indoors.
• Activity Planning: Outdoor enthusiasts can verify both the weather forecast and the allergen index before scheduling hikes, picnics, or sports events.
• Daily Briefings: Integrate this skill into a "Good Morning" automation to get a summary of the current temperature and air quality as you start your day.

Example Prompts

• "Hey OpenClaw, what is the weather like in Anna, TX today, and should I worry about pollen levels?"
• "Can you provide a pollen report for Chicago, IL to see if I need to take my allergy medicine?"
• "What is the current temperature and weather forecast for my configured home location?"

Tips & Limitations

This skill relies on free, publicly available APIs. Consequently, service uptime is subject to the availability of Open-Meteo and Pollen.com. While the skill is highly accurate, it is not intended for critical safety or aviation-grade weather tracking. Always verify extreme weather alerts through official governmental meteorological sources. If you notice inaccurate reporting, ensure your system clock is synced properly, as API requests often rely on UTC timestamps for data accuracy.