smallnest Weather
Two free services, no API keys needed.
wttr.in (primary)
Quick one-liner:
curl -s "wttr.in/London?format=3"
# Output: London: ⛅️ +8°C
Compact format:
curl -s "wttr.in/London?format=%l:+%c+%t+%h+%w"
# Output: London: ⛅️ +8°C 71% ↙5km/h
Full forecast:
curl -s "wttr.in/London?T"
Format codes: %c condition · %t temp · %h humidity · %w wind · %l location · %m moon
Tips:
- URL-encode spaces:
wttr.in/New+York - Airport codes:
wttr.in/JFK - Units:
?m(metric)?u(USCS) - Today only:
?1· Current only:?0 - PNG:
curl -s "wttr.in/Berlin.png" -o /tmp/weather.png
Open-Meteo (fallback, JSON)
Free, no key, good for programmatic use:
curl -s "https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast?latitude=51.5&longitude=-0.12¤t_weather=true"
Find coordinates for a city, then query. Returns JSON with temp, windspeed, weathercode.