darksky: Command line weather forecasts

Plot weather forecast charts into the command line terminal. Powered by Dark Sky

Example and usage

./darksky rain2

      ------------------------------------------------- 
1.0  :                                                 :
     |                             X                   |
     |                           ##                    |
0.75 :                          X   o                  :
     |                        oo                       |
     |                       .                         |
0.5  :                               o                 :
     |                      o                          |
     |                                o                |
0.25 :                     .            .              :
     |                                   ..            |
     |                    .                .......... .|
0.0  :....................             .             . :
      -----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|- 
                Tue         12:00       Wed         12:00 

The generic call is

./darksky [mode]

where mode is one of the following:

• rain: probability of precipitation over the next 60 minutes (not available in all locations)
• rain2: probability of precipitation over the next 48 hours
• the markers indicate intensity of precipitation: . 0 - 1 mm/h | o 1 - 2 mm/h | X 2 - 5 mm/h | # > 5 mm/h
• temp: temperature forecast over the next 48 hours
• now: print current weather conditions

For all command line arguments, see

./darksky --help

Requirements

• Python2
• for a limited number of queries API key is not required for continuous use
• a darksky.net API key (get one at darksky.net/dev)

Install and config

• clone the repository (or just download the darksky python script)
• the configuration will be writen at the first launch of the program to ~/.darksky.conf when you also need to fill the location data and optionaly the API key