<# .SYNOPSIS Lists the weather report .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script queries the 48h weather report from wttr.in and lists it in a nice table. .PARAMETER location Specifies the location to use (determined automatically by default) .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-weather.ps1 TODAY 🌡°C ☂️mm 💧 💨km/h ☀️UV ☁️ 👁km at Munich (Bayern, Germany) 0h 11° 0.0 88% ↖ 7 1 8% 10 🌙 clear ... .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$location = "") # empty means determine automatically function GetDescription([string]$text) { switch ($text) { "Blizzard" { return "❄️ blizzard ⚠️" } "Blowing snow" { return "❄️ blowing snow ⚠️" } "Clear" { return "🌙 clear" } "Cloudy" { return "☁️ cloudy" } "Fog" { return "🌫 fog" } "Freezing fog" { return "🌫 freezing fog" } "Heavy snow" { return "❄️ heavy snow ⚠️" } "Light drizzle" { return "💧 light drizzle" } "Light freezing rain" { return "💧 light freezing rain ⚠️" } "Light rain" { return "💧 light rain" } "Light rain shower" { return "💧 light rain shower" } "Light sleet" { return "❄️ light sleet" } "Light sleet showers" { return "❄️ light sleet showers" } "Light snow" { return "❄️ light snow" } "Light snow showers" { return "❄️ light snow showers" } "Moderate or heavy freezing rain"{return "💧 moderate or heavy freezing rain ⚠️" } "Moderate or heavy sleet" { return "❄️ moderate or heavy sleet ⚠️" } "Moderate or heavy rain shower" { return "💧 moderate or heavy rain shower ⚠️" } "Moderate or heavy rain in area with thunder" { return "💧 moderate or heavy rain in area with thunder ⚠️" } "Moderate or heavy snow showers"{ return "❄️ moderate or heavy snow showers ⚠️" } "Moderate or heavy snow in area with thunder" { return "❄️ moderate or heavy snow in area with thunder ⚠️" } "Moderate rain" { return "💧 moderate rain" } "Moderate rain at times" { return "💧 moderate rain at times" } "Moderate snow" { return "❄️ moderate snow" } "Mist" { return "🌫 misty" } "Overcast" { return "☁️ overcast" } "Partly cloudy" { return "⛅️partly cloudy" } "Patchy heavy snow" { return "❄️ patchy heavy snow ⚠️" } "Patchy light drizzle" { return "💧 patchy light drizzle" } "Patchy light rain" { return "💧 patchy light rain" } "Patchy light rain in area with thunder" { return "💧 patchy light rain in area with thunder" } "Patchy light rain with thunder" { return "💧 patchy light rain with thunder" } "Patchy light snow" { return "❄️ patchy light snow" } "Patchy moderate snow" { return "❄️ patchy moderate snow" } "Patchy rain possible" { return "💧 patchy rain possible" } "Patchy rain nearby" { return "💧 patchy rain nearby" } "Patchy sleet nearby" { return "❄️ patchy sleet nearby" } "Patchy snow possible" { return "❄️ patchy snow possible" } "Sunny" { return "☀️ sunny" } "Thundery outbreaks possible" { return "⚡️thundery outbreaks possible" } "Thundery outbreaks in nearby" { return "⚡️thundery outbreaks in nearby" } default { return $text } } } function GetWindDir([string]$text) { switch($text) { "NW" { return "↘" } "NNW" { return "↓" } "N" { return "↓" } "NNE" { return "↓" } "NE" { return "↙" } "ENE" { return "←" } "E" { return "←" } "ESE" { return "←" } "SE" { return "↖" } "SSE" { return "↑" } "S" { return "↑" } "SSW" { return "↑" } "SW" { return "↗" } "WSW" { return "→" } "W" { return "→" } "WNW" { return "→" } default { return "$text" } } } try { Write-Progress "Loading weather data from http://wttr.in ..." $weather = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI http://wttr.in/${location}?format=j1 -userAgent "curl" -useBasicParsing).Content | ConvertFrom-Json $area = $weather.nearest_area.areaName.value $region = $weather.nearest_area.region.value $country = $weather.nearest_area.country.value Write-Progress -completed "Done." [int]$day = 0 foreach($hourly in $weather.weather.hourly) { $hour = $hourly.time / 100 $tempC = $(($hourly.tempC.toString()).PadLeft(3)) $precip = $hourly.precipMM $humidity = $(($hourly.humidity.toString()).PadLeft(3)) $pressure = $hourly.pressure $windSpeed = $(($hourly.windspeedKmph.toString()).PadLeft(2)) $windDir = GetWindDir $hourly.winddir16Point $UV = $hourly.uvIndex $clouds = $(($hourly.cloudcover.toString()).PadLeft(3)) $visib = $(($hourly.visibility.toString()).PadLeft(2)) $desc = GetDescription $hourly.weatherDesc.value.trim() if ($hour -eq 0) { if ($day -eq 0) { Write-Host "TODAY 🌡°C ☂️mm 💧 💨km/h ☀️UV ☁️ 👁km at $area ($region, $country)" -foregroundColor green } elseif ($day -eq 1) { $date = (Get-Date).AddDays(1) [string]$dayOfWeek = $date.DayOfWeek Write-Host "$($dayOfWeek.toUpper())" -foregroundColor green } else { $date = (Get-Date).AddDays(2) [string]$dayOfWeek = $date.DayOfWeek Write-Host "$($dayOfWeek.toUpper())" -foregroundColor green } $day++ } "$(($hour.toString()).PadLeft(2))h $tempC° $precip $humidity% $($windDir)$windSpeed $UV $clouds% $visib $desc" } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }