SnowWeather

SnowWeather is a simple Gem to interface with Weather Undergounds API

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'SnowWeather'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install SnowWeather

Install the configuration file please change the api key to your api key from Weather Underground.

  rails g snow_weather:config

Get current conditions

   SnowWeather::Conditions.getConditions(<'state'>, <'city'>)

Example

    SnowWeather.api_key(<'123456789123456789'>)
    
    @data = SnowWeather::Conditions.getConditions('PA', 'Pittsburgh')
    #gets the current temp in F
    @temp = @data['current_observation']['temp_f']
    #gets the current weather condition 
    @weather = @data['current_observation']['weather']

    puts "The current weather is #{@weather} with a temperature of #{@temp}°F"

 

Result

The current weather is cloudy with a temperature of 60°F

Data is returned in JSON format.

1. Fork it ( https://github.com/Jrsnow8921/SnowWeatherGem/fork )
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request