Yr.no Weather

Get weather forecasts from MET Norway via yr.no API (free, no key).

Quick Start

# Current weather + forecast (requires lat/lon)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/weather.py <lat> <lon> [altitude]

# Examples from common locations:
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/weather.py -33.9288 18.4174   # Cape Town
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/weather.py -33.8688 151.2093  # Sydney
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/weather.py 51.5074 -0.1278    # London

# Tomorrow's summary (requires lat/lon)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/tomorrow.py <lat> <lon>

# Run tests
python3 -m unittest discover {baseDir}/tests

Tests

• Unit tests mock API calls (no network).
• Sample data in scripts/tests/data/.
• Run: cd {baseDir}/scripts && python3 ../tests/test_*.py

Common Locations

Structure

scripts/
├── yr_service.py    # API calls (tested/mocked)
├── utils.py         # Emoji/symbol helpers
├── weather.py       # Current + forecast CLI
├── tomorrow.py      # Tomorrow summary CLI
└── tests/data/      # Sample JSON
tests/
├── test_weather.py
└── test_service.py

Standalone Repo

Install via pip: pip install git+https://github.com/brandoncrabpi/yr-weather.git

• yr-weather -33.9288 18.4174
• Tagged: v1.0.0

Usage Terms

• User-Agent required (included).
• Cache 10min+ per location.
• Credit: "Data from MET Norway".

Refactored for production: no defaults, tests, modular service.