sopel-modules.weather 1.1.0

A working re-implementation of the weather module for Sopel

Introduction

sopel-weather is an weather lookup module for Sopel.

Since Yahoo deprecated their weather API on January 3, 2019, a reimplementation of the weather module was necessary

Usage

Current Weather

.weather # Only works if setlocation has been previously run
.weather seattle, us
.weather london

Paris, Ile-de-France, FR: 6°C (42°F), Clear, Humidity: 83%, UV Index: 0, Gentle breeze 4.0m/s (↗)

24h Forecast

.forecast # Only works if setlocation has been previously run
.forecast seattle, us
.forecast london

Forecast: Paris, Ile-de-France, FR: Light rain tomorrow through next Saturday, High: 15°C (59°F), Low: 11°C (52°F), UV Index: 2

Customize User Location

.setlocation london # Sets location by city name
.setlocation 98101 # Sets location by US zip code

I now have you at Paris, Ile-de-France, FR

Requirements

Modern weather APIs require Latitude & Longitude as inputs to their APIs, so we need to leverage a GeoCoords API to convert location searches to coordinates.

API Keys

LocationIQ

https://locationiq.com/

Dark Sky

https://darksky.net/

Python Requirements

requests
sopel