[kwlug-disc] cli weather

[Steve Izma]

On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 09:24:39PM -0500, Chris Frey wrote:
> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] cli weather
> 
> Nifty... my normal terminal windows are usually narrower than
> that, so I crafted a script:
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> CITY=kitchener
> FONT=-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--18-120-100-100-c-90-iso10646-1
> GEO=128x42+0+0
> ...

That works very well, thank you.

One odd thing about the symbols used in the downloaded data, I
think: the arrows that indicate wind direction seem ambiguous.
When a weather report says something like "winds westerly", it
means that the winds come from the west, but the arrows
point at the direction from which the wind comes, making the
motion seem 180 degrees off. Is this standard in weather
symbolism, or is the author of the resource misinterpreting the
idea?

	-- Steve

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