I got this from a Perl list at Builder.com, I thought it would be interesting to
share, something folks may want to include it on their web sites:
Retrieve weather data with Geo::WeatherNOAA
Perl's WeatherNOAA module gives you easy access to current weather information and
short-term forecasts provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA).
The module exports a handful of functions to retrieve and process weather data. The
simplest interface uses the print_forecast( ) and print_current( ) functions. These
functions have default values for all parameters except the city and state, which
makes them very easy to use.
Here's a simple script that will print the forecast and current conditions for a
selected city and state (with a default of Louisville, KY).
use Geo::WeatherNOAA;
$city = shift || 'Louisville';
$state = shift || 'KY';
print "Reading weather data for $city, $state ... \n";
print "Forecast: " . print_forecast($city, $state);
print "\nCurrent: " . print_current($city, $state);
If you know the city and state that you want weather information for, you can print
the forecast right from the command line as follows:
perl -MGeo::WeatherNOAA -e "print print_forecast('Louisville', 'KY');
The WeatherNOAA module makes it extremely easy to get current weather conditions and
forecast data for display on a Web page, a mobile device, or simply for viewing at the
console.
