- name
- weather-alert
- description
- Proactive weather monitoring and alerting — tracks conditions for any location, sends notifications when thresholds are exceeded (rain, snow, temperature, wind, UV, pressure), and provides daily briefings. Use when: (1) Need to know if it will rain before going out, (2) Want temperature alerts for travel planning, (3) Need daily weather briefings, (4) Monitoring conditions for events (sports, construction, farming), (5) Tracking multi-day weather trends
Weather Alert Skill
Proactively monitor weather conditions and alert when thresholds are exceeded. Uses free APIs (wttr.in, Open-Meteo) with no API key required.
Quick Start
# Install the skill
npx clawhub install weather-alert
# Check current weather
"Check weather in Prague"
# Set a rain alert for tomorrow
"Alert me if it will rain tomorrow in Prague"
# Set a temperature alert (below 5°C or above 30°C)
"Alert me if temperature drops below 5°C or exceeds 30°C"
# Get a 7-day briefing
"7-day weather briefing for Prague"
# List active alerts
"Show my weather alerts"Core Features
1. Current Weather Check
Returns current conditions including temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation probability, UV index, and visibility.
🌤 Prague Weather — 2026-04-17 15:00
Temp: 12°C (feels like 10°C) | Humidity: 65%
Wind: 15 km/h NW | Precip: 10% | UV: 3
Visibility: 10 km | Pressure: 1013 hPa
Condition: Partly cloudy2. Forecast & Briefing
Provides multi-day forecasts with condition summaries.
📅 7-Day Briefing — Prague
Mon 17: ☁️ 8-14°C | Rain 40%
Tue 18: 🌧️ 6-11°C | Rain 80%
Wed 19: ⛅ 10-16°C | Rain 20%
Thu 20: ☀️ 12-20°C | Rain 5%
Fri 21: ☀️ 14-22°C | Rain 0%
Sat 22: ⛈️ 11-18°C | Rain 70%
Sun 23: 🌧️ 8-14°C | Rain 60%3. Smart Alerts
Set threshold-based alerts that trigger notifications:
- Temperature: Above/below a threshold (°C)
- Rain: Precipitation probability exceeding a %
- Snow: Snowfall depth exceeding mm
- Wind: Sustained speed exceeding km/h
- UV: UV index exceeding a threshold
- Pressure: Barometric pressure dropping/rising rapidly
- Frost: Risk of frost (temperature below 0°C overnight)
🔔 Active Alerts:
• [TOMORROW] Rain > 70% in Prague → Notify me
• [22:00] Temp < 5°C in Prague → Notify me
• [WEEKEND] UV > 7 in Prague → Notify me4. Event Planner
Check weather suitability for specific activities:
🏃 Running — Prague, Tomorrow
Good: Temp 10°C, no rain, wind < 15 km/h
Warning: Possible morning drizzle (06:00-08:00)
🧺 Picnic — Prague, Sunday
Bad: Rain 70%, wind 25 km/h
Suggestion: Move to Saturday instead5. Weather Trends
Track how conditions change over time for a location:
📈 Prague Temperature Trend (7 days):
Mon: 12°C → Tue: 8°C → Wed: 14°C → Thu: 16°C → Fri: 18°C → Sat: 12°C → Sun: 10°C
Change: -1°C from yesterdayConfiguration
config.yaml defines default location and alert thresholds:
default_location:
name: "Prague"
lat: 50.0755
lon: 14.4378
alerts:
rain_threshold: 60 # % probability
temp_min: 5 # °C below which to alert
temp_max: 30 # °C above which to alert
wind_max: 40 # km/h
snow_depth: 5 # cm
uv_max: 7
frost_threshold: 0 # °C
notification:
method: "exec-event" # How alerts are delivered
schedule_check: "6h" # Auto-check intervalData Sources
- Primary: Open-Meteo API (free, no key, global coverage)
- Secondary: wttr.in (quick lookups, human-readable)
- Fallback: OpenWeatherMap (if API key configured)
Error Handling
- API timeout → show cached data with staleness warning
- Location not found → suggest nearest match
- Rate limit → wait and retry (Open-Meteo: 1000 requests/hour free)
Permissions
permissions:
read: ["~/weather-alerts/*"]
network: ["wttr.in", "open-meteo.com"]
write: ["~/weather-alerts/alerts.yaml"]