These functions provide access to get current weather and forecasts by longitude/latitude coordinates.

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Import

To use this library and its functions, you must use the import line at the beginning of your Base Python code.

import Weather

Get weather

Weather.get_weather_by_coordinates(lat, lon)

Get current weather for provided coordinates.

Credit cost: 100

Parameters

- lat: double latitude
- lon: double longitude

Return Value

dict containing weather information

Example

Sample Code:

import Weather
import json

lat = 37.426048
lon = -121.975243

data = Weather.get_weather_by_coordinates(lat, lon)
log(json.dumps(data))

Return Value:

{
   "main":{
      "temp":292.6,
      "pressure":1010,
      "temp_max":297.15,
      "temp_min":286.48,
      "humidity":41
   },
   "clouds":{
      "all":5
   },
   "sys":{
      "country":"US",
      "sunrise":1473169384,
      "type":1,
      "message":0.0037,
      "sunset":1473215296,
      "id":480
   },
   "dt":1473130255,
   "coord":{
      "lon":-121.98,
      "lat":37.43
   },
   "weather":[
      {
         "icon":"50n",
         "description":"mist",
         "main":"Mist",
         "id":701
      }
   ],
   "name":"Alviso",
   "cod":200,
   "id":5323631,
   "base":"cmc stations",
   "wind":{
      "deg":310,
      "speed":4.1
   }
}

Exceptions

Exception

Any error communicating with weather service
Specified wrong city name, ZIP-code or city ID (OpenWeatherMap FAQ)

Get 5 day forecast

Weather.get_5_day_forecast_by_coordinates(lat, lon)

Get 5 day forecast for provided coordinates.

Credit cost: 100

Parameters

- lat: double latitude
- lon: double longitude

Return Value

dict containing weather information, in 3-hour time buckets

Example

Sample Code:

import Weather
import json

lat = 37.426048
lon = -121.975243

data = Weather.get_5_day_forecast_by_coordinates(lat, lon)
log(json.dumps(data))

Return Value:

{"cod":"200","message":0.0082,"cnt":40,"list":[{"dt":1485799200,"main":{"temp":283.76,"temp_min":283.76,"temp_max":283.761,"pressure":1017.24,"sea_level":1026.83,"grnd_level":1017.24,"humidity":100,"temp_kf":0},"weather":[{"id":800,"main":"Clear","description":"clear sky","icon":"01n"}],"clouds":{"all":0},"wind":{"speed":7.27,"deg":15.0048},"rain":{},"sys":{"pod":"n"},"dt_txt":"2017-01-30 18:00:00"},...],"city":{"id":1907296,"name":"Tawarano","coord":{"lat":35.0164,"lon":139.0077},"country":"none"}}

Exceptions

Exception

Any error communicating with weather service
Specified wrong city name, ZIP-code or city ID (OpenWeatherMap FAQ)

Get 16 day forecast

Weather.get_16_day_forecast_by_coordinates(lat, lon)

Get 16 day forecast for provided coordinates.

Credit cost: 100

Parameters

- lat: double latitude
- lon: double longitude

Return Value

dict containing weather information, in 1-day time buckets

Example

Sample Code:

import Weather
import json

lat = 37.426048
lon = -121.975243

data = Weather.get_16_day_forecast_by_coordinates(lat, lon)
log(json.dumps(data))

Return Value:

{"cod":"200","message":0.0082,"cnt":40,"list":[{"dt":1485799200,"main":{"temp":283.76,"temp_min":283.76,"temp_max":283.761,"pressure":1017.24,"sea_level":1026.83,"grnd_level":1017.24,"humidity":100,"temp_kf":0},"weather":[{"id":800,"main":"Clear","description":"clear sky","icon":"01n"}],"clouds":{"all":0},"wind":{"speed":7.27,"deg":15.0048},"rain":{},"sys":{"pod":"n"},"dt_txt":"2017-01-30 18:00:00"},...],"city":{"id":1907296,"name":"Tawarano","coord":{"lat":35.0164,"lon":139.0077},"country":"none"}}

Exceptions

Exception

Any error communicating with weather service
Specified wrong city name, ZIP-code or city ID (OpenWeatherMap FAQ)