National Weather Service Java

A Java API wrapper for the National Weather Service web API.

Packages Used

• Jackson

Sample Use

import nws.NWSClient;
import nws.models.gridpoint.Gridpoint;
import nws.models.gridpoint.GridpointProperties;
import nws.models.point.Point;
import nws.models.point.PointProperties;

public class NWSClientTesting {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        NWSClient nwsClient = new NWSClient();
        try {
            Point point = nwsClient.getPoint(38.8894, -77.0352);
            PointProperties pointProperties = point.properties;

            Gridpoint gridpoint = nwsClient.getGridpoint(pointProperties.gridId, pointProperties.gridX, pointProperties.gridY);
            GridpointProperties gridpointProperties = gridpoint.properties;

            System.out.printf("The wind speed for the first period at %,.4f,%,.4f is %s%n", 38.8894, -77.0352, gridpointProperties.periods[0].windSpeed);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.printf("Something went wrong: %s%n", e.getMessage());
        }

        // Output: The wind speed for the first period at 38.8894,-77.0352 is 2 mph
        // At the time of running
    }
}