While you may value the simple, straightforward aesthetic of the Linux command line, it is also highly tailorable through several snippets of script, as shown in our guide. Nonetheless, the creator Veirt has taken things much further than simply providing the CLI with an aesthetic update through Weathr. It is a Rust-powered utility that beams live ASCII art-style weather animations onto your terminal background.
The preceding animation shared by Veirt displays the terminal after dark during a heavy storm. It features a moonlit environment streaked with rainfall, where the occasional lightning bolt tears through the evening sky. This ASCII visual isn’t arbitrary; it functions by accessing live meteorological information supplied by Open-Meteo and employing automatic position tracking. Veirt mentions that the animation system is capable of importing “animated rain, snow, thunderstorms, flying airplanes, [and] day/night cycles.”.
To appreciate these live weather backgrounds inside your terminal, removing the requirement to peer out the window for current updates, your Linux computer must have Rust installed. Veirt provides instructions for setup, installation, and configuration. Furthermore, you may trial or replicate weather scenarios to ensure Weathr is functioning correctly. Within the UK, for instance, you could wish to replicate a bright day, as a novelty.
Weathr has been made available on GitHub using the GPLv3 license, while Viert expresses gratitude to Open Meteo and ASCIIArt.EU for contributing their assets.
This entertaining and nearly practical application features a project timeline that incorporates compatibility with additional weather APIs, builds for ARM64, keyboard shortcuts to manage the visual effects, and further enhancements.
We’d additionally want to have a few festive touches included. Picture the added enjoyment of including Santa and his sleigh gliding past throughout the 12 days of Christmas, or graphics depicting the Easter bunny, Halloween witches riding broomsticks, sporadic fireworks, descending leaves, and so On…
As noted in the introduction, we have already released a manual for customizing the Linux terminal featuring multicolored lettering, ASCII Art, and other features. Should you feel Weathr is somewhat overly diverting, you may still enhance the terminal with a new appearance – and incorporate minor bits of data such as CPU temperature, IP address, and (likewise) even the most recent Meteorological circumstances, without creating a major spectacle.
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