NWS_met module

Get weather forecasts for a location in the United States from National Weather Service (NWS).

class NWS_met.NWS_met(lat, lon, temp_unit='F', wind_unit='mph')

Bases: object

Class for retrieving NWS weather forecast for a given location

Parameters:

• lat (float) – forecast latitude (decimal degrees)

• lon (float) – forecast longitude (decimal degrees)

• temp_unit (str) – ‘F’ or ‘C’, temperature unit

• wind_unit (str) – ‘mph’ or ‘km/hr’, wind speed unit

get_nws_met()

Get forecast from NWS at given location e.g. temperature, dewpoint, skyCover, probabilityOfPrecipitation

Returns:

dict of pandas.DataFrame objects for each forecast parameter

Return type:

nws_data (dict)

property temp_unit

property wind_unit

NWS_met.c_to_f(temp)

Convert degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit

NWS_met.kmph_to_mph(speed)

Convert km/hr to mph