Use Open-Meteo for wind data in Vandy and Cape weather endpoints

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Weather endpoints for Vandy and Cape were returning inaccurate wind data from NWS/METAR sources. Updated implementation to use Open-Meteo API for wind data specifically, matching the data source already used for long-term wind forecasting.

Changes

• Added fetch_open_meteo_wind(): Fetches current wind conditions from Open-Meteo's /v1/forecast endpoint with current parameter

  • Returns wind speed, gusts, and direction with km/h → knots conversion
  • Tagged with source: 'Open-Meteo Real-time' for UI differentiation

• Modified fetch_weather(): Routes wind data source based on location

  • Vandy and Cape: Open-Meteo wind data overrides METAR wind fields
  • Starbase and Hawthorne: Continue using NWS API (unchanged)
  • All locations: Temperature, humidity, visibility, and other compounds still sourced from METAR

Implementation

# For Vandy/Cape locations
use_open_meteo_wind = location in ['Vandy', 'Cape']

if use_open_meteo_wind:
    live_wind = fetch_open_meteo_wind(location)
    # Override METAR wind fields with Open-Meteo data
    parsed['wind_speed_kts'] = int(live_wind['speed_kts'])
    parsed['wind_direction'] = live_wind['direction']
    parsed['live_wind'] = live_wind

Response format remains backward compatible. The live_wind.source field indicates data provenance.

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• api.open-meteo.com
  • Triggering command: `/usr/bin/python3 python3 -c
    import sys
    sys.path.insert(0, '.')

Import necessary functions

import requests
import json

Define increment_metric function since it's needed

_local_metrics = {'api_calls': 0}
def increment_metric(metric):
_local_metrics[metric] = _local_metrics` (dns block)

• aviationweather.gov
  • Triggering command: `/usr/bin/python3 python3 -c
    import sys
    sys.path.insert(0, '.')

Import necessary functions

import requests
import json

Define increment_metric function since it's needed

_local_metrics = {'api_calls': 0}
def increment_metric(metric):
_local_metrics[metric] = _local_metrics` (dns block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to the custom allowlist in this repository's Copilot coding agent settings (admins only)

Original prompt

The current weather endpoints for "Vandy" and "Cape Wind" are not accurate. Update the implementation to use a different data source for wind data specifically, while keeping the current source for other weather compounds unchanged. Use the same data source we currently use for long-term wind forecasting. Ensure proper integration and testing for both "Vandy" and "Cape Wind" endpoints.

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