Terminal Weather With wttr.in

Fetch a compact current-conditions line for any city using curl.

LinuxcurlnetworkapiLow risk

Run curl "wttr.in/Beijing?format=3" to print a one-line weather summary.

01Command

Command

$ curl "wttr.in/Beijing?format=3"

02What it does

wttr.in is a free weather service that renders forecasts as plain text. The ?format=3 query returns a compact one-line summary; omit it for a full ASCII forecast, and add ?0 for the current day only. It needs no API key.

03Risk

RiskLow risk

Requirementscurl (preinstalled on most Linux distributions)

!Warning: It is a third-party service, so availability and rate limits can change; do not build critical automation on it.

04Undo

✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.

05Sources

chubin/wttr.in
GitHub · vendor-doc · 2026-09-20
Evidence: Documents wttr.in one-line format (?format=3), units and location paths.

Last verified: 2026-09-20 · Category: Network

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