wttr.in

Get weather for current location (based on IP)

$ curl wttr.in

$ curl wttr.in/[Paris]

$ curl "wttr.in/~[Eiffel Tower]"

$ curl wttr.in/[London]?0

$ curl "wttr.in/[Berlin]?format=3"

$ curl wttr.in/[NewYork]?m

$ curl wttr.in/moon

$ curl wttr.in/[Tokyo].png --output weather.png

curl wttr.in/[location][?options]

wttr.in is a console-oriented weather forecast service accessed via HTTP clients like curl, wget, or httpie. It provides weather information in ASCII art format directly in the terminal, requiring no installation.
The service supports various location types: city names, airport codes, GPS coordinates, area codes, and even domain names (to get weather for the server's location). Without a location, it uses your IP address to determine location.
Output can be customized for different use cases: full 3-day forecasts, current conditions only, one-line format for status bars (tmux, shell prompts), or PNG images. The v2 endpoint (v2.wttr.in) provides expanded data including historical information.
wttr.in supports multiple languages and both metric and imperial units. The service handles millions of queries daily and is free to use.

location

City name, airport code (3 letters), GPS coordinates, area code, or domain name.

Show only current weather (no forecast).

Show current weather and today's forecast.

Show current weather, today's and tomorrow's forecast.

Use metric (SI) units.

Use USCS (US) units.

Narrow version showing only day and night.

Quiet version without "Weather report" header.

Custom format for one-line output. Example: format=3 for short summary.

Disable terminal sequences (for piping).

Set language (e.g., lang=de for German).

Return weather as PNG image instead of text.

Requires internet connection and an HTTP client (curl, wget). Location detection via IP may be inaccurate for VPNs or proxies. Rate limiting may apply for excessive requests. ASCII art display requires a terminal with sufficient width and Unicode support for best results.

wttr.in was created by Igor Chubin around 2016 as a wrapper for the wego weather client, demonstrating console-oriented web services. It gained popularity through Hacker News and social media, growing to handle tens of millions of daily queries. The service continues to be maintained and improved with new features.

curl(1), wget(1), wego(1)