WebAPI: openweathermap

Query openweathermap data with PowerShell

The following PowerShell script allows to query the openweathermap Web API.

In order to run, the variable $openweathermapAPIkey must be set to a valid API key.

The script is invoked with latitude, longitude, for example like so:

PS C:\> openweathermap.ps1 47.509 8.6431

param (
   [float] $lat,
   [float] $lon
);

set-strictMode -version 3

$url = "https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?appid=$openweathermapAPIkey&lat=$lat&lon=$lon"

$res = convertFrom-json ((invoke-webRequest $url).content)

"Name:        $($res.name)"
"Weather:     $($res.weather.main) / $($res.weather.description)"
"Temperature: $($res.main.temp - 271.15), feels like $($res.main.feels_like - 271.15) (min/max: $($res.main.temp_min - 271.15)/$($res.main.temp_max - 271.15)"
"Pressure:    $($res.main.pressure)"
"Humidity:    $($res.main.Humidity)"
"Visibility:  $($res.Visibility)"
"Wind:        $($res.wind.speed) @ $($res.wind.deg)"
"Rain:        $($res.rain.'1h')"
"Clouds:      $($res.clouds.'all')"

WebAPI: openweathermap

Query openweathermap data with PowerShell

See also