for ($i = 1; $i <=8; $i++) {
    $wD = $item->windDirection['name'];
    $ruwD = function wd();
}
function wd(){
    switch ($wD) {
        case 'East':$wD='В';break;
        case 'East-southeast':$wD='ВЮВ';break;
        case 'East-northeast':$wD='ВСВ';break;
        case 'SouthEast':$wD='ЮВ';break;
        case 'South-southeast':$wD='ЮЮВ';break;
        case 'Southwest':$wD='ЮЗ';break;
        case 'South':$wD='Ю';break;
        case 'South-southwest':$wD='ЮЮЗ';break;
        case 'West-southwest':$wD='ЗЮЗ';break;
        case 'West-northwest':$wD='ЗСЗ';break;
        case 'West':$wD='З';break;
        case 'Northwest':$wD='СЗ';break;
        case 'North':$wD='С';break;
        case 'NorthEast':$wD='СВ';  break;
        case 'North-northwest':$wD='ССЗ';break;
        case 'North-northeast':$wD='ССВ';break;
    }
    return $wD;
};

for ($i = 1; $i <= 16; $i++) {
    $symbol = test($item->symbol['name']);
};
function test ($test){
    $world_sides=array(
        'слегка облачно' => '1',
        'облачно' => '2',
        'легкий дождь' => '3',
        'небольшой снегопад' => '4',
        'снегопад' => '5'
    );
    if (array_key_exists($test, $world_sides)){
        return $world_sides[$test];
    }
    return $test;
}

for ($i = 1; $i <=8; $i++) {
        $wD = $item->windDirection['name'];
        $ruwD = function wd($wD);
    }
    function wd($wD){
        switch ($wD) {
            case 'East':$wD='В';break;
            case 'East-southeast':$wD='ВЮВ';break;
            case 'East-northeast':$wD='ВСВ';break;
            case 'SouthEast':$wD='ЮВ';break;
            case 'South-southeast':$wD='ЮЮВ';break;
            case 'Southwest':$wD='ЮЗ';break;
            case 'South':$wD='Ю';break;
            case 'South-southwest':$wD='ЮЮЗ';break;
            case 'West-southwest':$wD='ЗЮЗ';break;
            case 'West-northwest':$wD='ЗСЗ';break;
            case 'West':$wD='З';break;
            case 'Northwest':$wD='СЗ';break;
            case 'North':$wD='С';break;
            case 'NorthEast':$wD='СВ';  break;
            case 'North-northwest':$wD='ССЗ';break;
            case 'North-northeast':$wD='ССВ';break;
        }

        return $wD;
    };

for ($i = 1; $i <=8; $i++) {
    $ruwD = function wd($item->windDirection['name']);
}

function wd($wD)
{
    $world_sides=array(
        'East' => 'В',
        'East-southeast' => 'ВЮВ',
        //остальные стороны света
    );

    if (array_key_exists($wD, $world_sides)){
        return $world_sides[$wD];
    }

    return false;
}