weather

The weather skill provides current weather conditions and forecasts by querying the wttr.in service via web_fetch or curl.

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Installs
4
Use cases
5/10
Quality

Is weather safe to install?

Review the source first

Review the source first: our audit of weather's source files found 6 shell commands, 8 external URLs, no file writes (high risk). Every command and URL listed appears verbatim in the skill's source. The skill performs network requests to external APIs and executes shell commands.

How we audit skills: our security review methodology.

Who is this skill for?

Users requiring weather data, temperature checks, or travel planning information.

What can you do with it?

  • Retrieve current weather conditions for a specific city, region, airport code, or coordinate set.
  • Obtain temperature, humidity, wind speed, and precipitation data.
  • Access weather forecasts for upcoming dates.
  • Plan travel based on weather conditions.

How good is this skill?

Quality score: 5/10. The skill documentation is clear, provides specific examples for both primary and fallback methods, and includes necessary security warnings.

What does the skill file contain?

SKILL.md
# Weather

Use for current weather, rain/temperature checks, forecasts, and travel planning. Need a city, region, airport code, or coordinates.

## Preferred: web_fetch

Use `web_fetch` first when the tool is available. Request JSON because wttr.in
returns browser-oriented HTML for many text formats when called with a browser-like
User-Agent.

```javascript
await web_fetch({
  url: "https://wttr.in/London?format=j2",
  extractMode: "text",
  maxChars: 12000,
});
```

For short answers, summarize `current_condition[0]`, `nearest_area[0]`, and the
first entries in `weather[]`. Use `format=j2` fo...

Frequently asked questions

Which tool does the skill prefer for fetching data?

The skill prefers web_fetch for its safety and JSON output capabilities.

What should I do if wttr.in is unreliable?

Retry the request using the https://wttr.is/ endpoint.

Is this skill suitable for official aviation or marine weather decisions?

No, the skill documentation advises using official local weather services for severe alerts, aviation, marine, or official decisions.

Data sourced from steipete/clawdis on GitHub. Install counts from skills.sh. The summary and security audit are derived from the skill's source files: every command and URL listed appears verbatim in the source.

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