status-weather.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import re, urllib2, sys

if 2 > len( sys.argv ):
   print "ZIP Code not specified!"
   exit( 1 )
else:
   arg_zip = sys.argv[1]

# TODO: Make ZIP code configurable by environment variable.
weather_url = 'http://mobile.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?brand=mobile&query=' + arg_zip
weather_regex_temp = re.compile( '<td>Temperature<\/td>.  <td>.  <span class="nowrap"><b>([0-9.]+)<\/b>&deg;F', re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL )
weather_regex_cond = re.compile( '<td>Conditions<\/td>.<td><b>([A-Za-z\-. ]+)<\/b>', re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL )
weather_regex_hum = re.compile( '<td>Humidity<\/td>.<td><b>([0-9%.]+)<\/b>', re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL )
weather_regex_wind = re.compile( '<td>Wind<\/td>.<td>.<b>([NESW]+|West|North|South|East)<\/b> at.  <span class="nowrap"><b>([0-9.])', re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL )

# = Main Procedure =

# Read the body of the weather page.
weather_file = urllib2.urlopen( weather_url )
weather_body = weather_file.read( 4096 )

# Get the temperature.
weather_match_temp = weather_regex_temp.search( weather_body )

# Get the conditions.
weather_match_cond = weather_regex_cond.search( weather_body )

# Get the humidity.
weather_match_hum = weather_regex_hum.search( weather_body )

# Get the wind.
weather_match_wind = weather_regex_wind.search( weather_body )

print weather_match_temp.groups()[0] + 'F, ' + \
   weather_match_hum.groups()[0] + ' Humidity, ' + \
   weather_match_cond.groups()[0] + ', ' + \
   'Wind: ' + weather_match_wind.groups()[0] + ' ' + \
   weather_match_wind.groups()[1] + 'mph'