PowerShell/Docs/ping-weather.md

## The *ping-weather.ps1* PowerShell Script

This PowerShell script continuously shows the current weather conditions (similar to htop, 10 min update interval by default).

## Parameters
```powershell
ping-weather.ps1 [[-Location] <String>] [[-UpdateInterval] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]

-Location <String>
    Specifies the location to use (determined automatically per default)
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-UpdateInterval <Int32>
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    2
    Default value                600000
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```

## Example
```powershell
PS> ./ping-weather Paris
Sunny  🌡23°C  ☂️0.0mm  💨9km/h from S  ☁️0%  💧41%  ☀️UV6  1020hPa  🕗10:24 AM UTC  @Paris (Ile-de-France)...

```

## Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Ping the currrent weather conditions
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script continuously shows the current weather conditions (similar to htop, 10 min update interval by default).
.PARAMETER Location
	Specifies the location to use (determined automatically per default)
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./ping-weather Paris
	Sunny  🌡23°C  ☂️0.0mm  💨9km/h from S  ☁️0%  💧41%  ☀️UV6  1020hPa  🕗10:24 AM UTC  @Paris (Ile-de-France)...
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$Location = "", [int]$UpdateInterval = 600000)

try {
	do {
		$Weather = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI http://wttr.in/${Location}?format=j1 -userAgent "curl" -useBasicParsing).Content | ConvertFrom-Json
		$Description = $Weather.current_condition.WeatherDesc.value
		$TempC = $Weather.current_condition.temp_C
		$PrecipMM = $Weather.current_condition.precipMM
		$WindSpeed = $Weather.current_condition.windspeedKmph
		$WindDir = $Weather.current_condition.winddir16Point
		$Clouds = $Weather.current_condition.cloudcover
		$Humidity = $Weather.current_condition.humidity
		$UV = $Weather.current_condition.uvIndex
		$Visib = $Weather.current_condition.visibility 
		$Pressure = $Weather.current_condition.pressure
		$Time = $Weather.current_condition.observation_time
	        $Area = $Weather.nearest_area.areaName.value
	        $Region = $Weather.nearest_area.region.value
		"$Description  🌡$($TempC)°C  ☂️$($PrecipMM)mm  💨$($WindSpeed)km/h from $WindDir  ☁️$($Clouds)%  💧$($Humidity)%  ☀️UV$UV  👀$($Visib)km  $($Pressure)hPa  🕗$Time UTC  @$Area ($Region)..."
		start-sleep -milliseconds $UpdateInterval
	} while ($true)
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}
```

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