About
a terminal weather app with ascii animation
# weathr
A terminal weather app with ASCII animations driven by real-time weather data.
Features real-time weather from Open-Meteo with animated rain, snow, thunderstorms, flying airplanes, day/night cycles, and auto-location detection.
## Demo
### Thunderstorm Night
### Snow
### Night
## Contents
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Packaging Status](#packaging-status)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Privacy](#privacy)
- [Roadmap](#roadmap)
- [License](#license)
## Packaging Status
## Installation
### Quick Install (macOS, Linux, FreeBSD)
Download and install the latest binary with one command:
```sh
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Veirt/weathr/main/install.sh | sh
```
### Via Cargo
```bash
cargo install weathr
```
### Build from Source
You need Rust installed.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/veirt/weathr.git
cd weathr
cargo install --path .
```
### Docker
Run the published image from GHCR:
```bash
docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/veirt/weathr:latest
```
Mount your config if you want to use your existing settings:
```bash
docker run --rm -it \
-v "$HOME/.config/weathr:/.config/weathr:ro" \
ghcr.io/veirt/weathr:latest
```
Build the image locally:
```bash
docker build -t weathr .
```
Run it interactively so the TUI can access your terminal:
```bash
docker run --rm -it weathr
```
Mount your config if you want to use your existing settings:
```bash
docker run --rm -it \
-v "$HOME/.config/weathr:/.config/weathr:ro" \
weathr
```
### Homebrew (macOS)
```bash
brew install Veirt/veirt/weathr
```
### MacPorts (macOS)
```bash
sudo port install weathr
```
### Arch Linux
Available in AUR:
```bash
yay -S weathr
```
or
```bash
yay -S weathr-bin
```
### Nix flake (NixOS)
Available as a flake:
```nix
inputs = {
weathr.url = "github:Veirt/weathr";
};
```
Add to packages:
```nix
environment.systemPackages = [
inputs.weathr.packages.${system}.default
];
```
or use home-manager module option:
```nix
imports = [
inputs.weathr.homeModules.weathr
];
programs.weathr = {
enable = true;
settings = {
hide_hud = true;
};
};
```
### Windows
Available through Winget:
```
winget install -i Veirt.weathr
```
## Configuration
The config file location depends on your platform:
- **Linux**: `~/.config/weathr/config.toml` (or `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/weathr/config.toml`)
- **macOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/weathr/config.toml`
- **Windows**: `~/AppData/Roaming/weathr/config.toml`
### Setup
```bash
# Linux
mkdir -p ~/.config/weathr
# macOS
mkdir -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/weathr
# Windows (PowerShell)
New-Item -Path $env:APPDATA/weathr -Type Directory
# Windows (Command Prompt)
mkdir %APPDATA%/weathr
```
Edit the config file at the appropriate path for your platform:
```
…
```
### Location Display Modes
The `display` option controls how the location appears in the HUD. City names are resolved
via reverse geocoding (Nominatim/OpenStreetMap). When a city cannot be resolved (e.g. open
sea or no Nominatim match), all modes fall back to showing coordinates.
| Mode | City resolved | City not resolved |
| :------------ | :------------------------------------ | :--------------------------- |
| `coordinates` | `Location: 52.52°N, 13.41°E` | `Location: 52.52°N, 13.41°E` |
| `city` | `Location: Berlin` | `Location: 52.52°N, 13.41°E` |
| `mixed` | `Location: Berlin (52.52°N, 13.41°E)` | `Location: 52.52°N, 13.41°E` |
### Example Locations
```toml
# Tokyo, Japan
latitude = 35.6762
longitude = 139.6503
# Sydney, Australia
latitude = -33.8688
longitude = 151.2093
```
## Usage
Run with real-time weather:
```bash
weathr
```
### CLI Options
Simulate weather conditions for testing:
```bash
# Simulate rain
weathr --simulate rain
# Simulate snow at night
weathr --simulate snow --night
# Clear day with falling leaves
weathr --simulate clear --leaves
```
Available weather conditions:
- Clear Skies: `clear`, `partly-cloudy`, `cloudy`, `overcast`
- Precipitation: `fog`, `drizzle`, `rain`, `freezing-rain`, `rain-showers`
- Snow: `snow`, `snow-grains`, `snow-showers`
- Storms: `thunderstorm`, `thunderstorm-hail`
Override configuration:
```bash
# Use imperial units (°F, mph, inch)
weathr --imperial
# Use metric units (°C, km/h, mm) - default
weathr --metric
# Auto-detect location via IP
weathr --auto-location
# Hide location coordinates
weathr --hide-location
# Hide status HUD
weathr --hide-hud
# Run silently (suppress non-error output)
weathr --silent
# Combine flags
weathr --imperial --auto-location
```
### Keyboard Controls
- `q` or `Q` - Quit
- `Ctrl+C` - Exit
### Environment Variables
The application respects several environment variables:
- `NO_COLOR` - When set, disables all color output (accessibility feature)
- `COLORTERM` - Detects truecolor support (values: "truecolor", "24bit")
- `TERM` - Used for terminal capability detection (e.g., "xterm-256color")
Examples:
```bash
# Disable colors for accessibility
NO_COLOR=1 weathr
```
## Privacy
### Location Detection
When using `auto = true` in config or the `--auto-location` flag, the application makes a request to `ipinfo.io` to detect your approximate location based on your IP address.
This is optional. You can disable auto-location and manually specify coordinates in your config file to avoid external API calls.
## Roadmap
- [ ] Support for OpenWeatherMap, WeatherAPI, etc.
- [x] Installation via AUR.
- [ ] Key bindings for manual refresh, speed up animations, pause animations, and toggle HUD.
## License
GPL-3.0-or-later
## Credits
### Weather Data
Weather data provided by [Open-Meteo.com](https://open-meteo.com/) under the [CC BY 4.0 license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
### Geocoding
City name resolution powered by [Nominatim](https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/) (OpenStreetMap).
Data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under [ODbL](https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/).
### ASCII Art
- **Source**: https://www.asciiart.eu/
- **House**: Joan G. Stark
- **Airplane**: Joan G. Stark
- **Sun**: Hayley Jane Wakenshaw (Flump)
- **Moon**: Joan G. Stark
_Note: If any ASCII art is uncredited or misattributed, it belongs to the original owner._