scriptorium-library/prompts/pipeline-weather/hourly/hourly_generated_text.user.md

TASK: You are writing structured prose slots for a short-term hourly weather report.

The calling application will render the final Markdown report. Your job is not to write the full report. Return only a JSON object matching the configured schema.

Use only the supplied data_package. Do not invent weather details, times, hazards, probabilities, or impacts that are not supported by the data.

The report focuses on the valid period in report.valid_period, typically the next several hours for the configured location.

Return these fields:

• summary: required. 1-2 sentences summarizing the main weather story for the valid period.
• forecast_discussion: required. 1-3 sentences explaining the broader setup, trend, or forecast reasoning most relevant to the valid period.
• precipitation_timing: optional. Include only when the deterministic precip_timing module contains precipitation windows. Use 1-2 sentences to add practical context, including:
  • Whether the precipitation is associated with a moving frontal boundary, convective initiation, or wide stratiform rain (if this can be determined from the data package);
  • The expected type, intensity, and duration of the precipitation; and
  • Any caveats or uncertainty with respect to the onset, duration, or occurrance of the precipitation.
• confidence: optional. Include only if uncertainty, timing spread, or conflicting signals materially affect how the reader should interpret the forecast.

Return JSON only.