Get-Weather.ps1
19 Sep 2025Description
Purpose
Get the weather information for a specific city.
Detailed Description
The Get-Weather function retrieves the current weather information for a specified city using the wttr.in service.
Usage
Example 1
Get-Weather -City 'Southend-on-Sea'
Retrieves the weather information for the city of Southend-on-Sea.
Notes
This function requires an internet connection to retrieve the weather information.
Script
function Get-Weather {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Get the weather information for a specific city.
.DESCRIPTION
The Get-Weather function retrieves the current weather information for a specified city using the wttr.in service.
.PARAMETER City
The name of the city for which to retrieve the weather information.
.EXAMPLE
Get-Weather -City 'Southend-on-Sea'
Retrieves the weather information for the city of Southend-on-Sea.
.NOTES
This function requires an internet connection to retrieve the weather information.
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]$City
)
Begin {
$Protocols = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = $Protocols
}
Process {
try {
$Weather = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "http://wttr.in/$City" -ErrorAction Stop
if ($Weather) {
Write-Output $Weather
}
else {
Write-Warning "No weather information found for city: $City"
}
}
catch {
Write-Error "Failed to retrieve weather information for city: $City. Error: $_"
}
}
End {}
}
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