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Created January 16, 2012 20:50
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Use SimpleXML and Google's (unofficial) Weather API to display the current temperature for a city.
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Current Temperature
<?php
// Use SimpleXML and Google's (unofficial) Weather API
//to display the current temperature for a city.
$zip = 13902; // change to desired city
$weather = simplexml_load_file('http://www.google.com/ig/api?weather='.$zip);
$city = $weather->weather->forecast_information->city['data']; // city name
$degrees = $weather->weather->current_conditions->temp_f['data']; // current temperature
// display the current temperature and city name
echo $degrees."&deg; - ".$city;
?>
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danoc commented Jan 20, 2013

Google shut down their (unofficial) weather API, so this no longer works.

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