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How to calculate a 'Feels-Like' temperature using OpenWeatherMaps
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var http = require( 'http' ); | |
var url = 'http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?zip=<YOURZIP>,us&units=imperial&APPID=<YOURAPPID>'; | |
http.get( url, function( response ) { | |
var data = ''; | |
response.on( 'data', function( x ) { data += x; } ); | |
response.on( 'end', function() { | |
var json = JSON.parse( data ); | |
var temp = json.main.temp; | |
var wind_speed = json.wind.speed; | |
var wind_chill = 35.74 + 0.6215*temp - 35.75*Math.pow(wind_speed, 0.16) + 0.4275*temp*Math.pow(wind_speed, 0.16); | |
var chill_rounded = Math.round( wind_chill * 10 ) / 10; | |
} ); | |
} ); |
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