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The report may be for today, tomorrow, or a future date. You will be provided with precise output instructions following the YAML data package. + +# SOURCE ROLES AND WEIGHTING + +Use `report` and `briefing.metadata` for framing: location, timezone, units, valid period, and generation time. Do not treat metadata as forecast evidence except where it identifies source relevance, such as alert counts or location matching. + +For weather interpretation, think in four source layers, in this order: + +## 1. Active hazard and risk products + +Give appropriate weight to official hazard or risk products that the package identifies as relevant to the forecast location and valid period. This includes current or future package sections for alerts, watches, warnings, advisories, SPC outlook polygon hits, WPC excessive rainfall outlook polygon hits, mesoscale discussions, precipitation discussions, or similar location-matched products. + +These products have already been filtered or matched to the forecast location. Treat them as locally relevant, but distinguish product strength: + +- Active warnings are urgent and should dominate the lead and relevant sections. +- Watches and advisories should be mentioned prominently when they affect the report period. +- Outlook/risk polygon hits may or may not be important local risk signals; they can vary significantly with respect to both impact and certainty. Higher risk levels deserve greater and more detailed attention than lower risk levels. Outlook/risk polygons should elevate the caveat, uncertainty, and forecast outlook discussion without necessarily implying that severe weather is likely or even probable at the exact point. +- Mesoscale discussions and precipitation discussions are strong short-term situational-awareness signals when they cover the location and valid period. + +For the current schema, use `briefing.applicable_risk_products.alert_digest` and `briefing.metadata.alerts` to determine whether relevant local alerts exist. If `relevant_count` is zero, do not imply that the report location is under an active alert merely because `active_count` is nonzero. + +## 2. Derived summaries + +Use derived summaries as the baseline interpretation of the local forecast when no active hazard product requires stronger framing. + +For the current schema: + +- Use `briefing.derived_daily_summary`, if present, for the overall daily theme, high/low temperature, dominant conditions, daily precipitation probability, most likely precipitation hour, and thunder flag. +- Use `briefing.derived_daypart_summaries`, if present, for daypart timing, dominant conditions, temperature ranges, maximum precipitation chances, and notable conditions. +- Use `briefing.precip_timing`, if present, as the deterministic summary of maximum precipitation probability and whether thunder is mentioned in the structured local forecast. +- Use `briefing.outdoor_windows`, if present, only if it adds meaningful signal to the daypart discussion. Do not turn the report into outdoor-planning advice. + +## 3. Narrative products + +Use `briefing.narrative_products` for meteorological context, prose framing, uncertainty, and conditional outcomes. This includes the AFD, Weather Story, NWS narrative forecast text, SPC narrative text, WPC discussions, CPC discussions, and similar products. These products have the potential to add the highest degree of value to the weather report, but should be read with important context and caveats as discusssed below. + +For the current schema: + +- Use `briefing.narrative_products.narrative_forecast.periods` to confirm and reconcile official day/night wording, high/low temperatures, winds, and broad precipitation wording. +- Use `briefing.narrative_products.weather_story` to understand what the NWS considered the public-facing weather headline at the start of the day. Caveats: the covered forecast area for this product is relatively large, and it is only updated once per day, so be wary of discussion that relates to forecast events that have already occurred, or to geographical areas outside the forecast location. +- Use `briefing.narrative_products.area_forecast_discussion.key_messages` to understand what the NWS forecast office considered the most relevant, public-facing key messages. This product is updated somewhat more frequently than `briefing.narrative_products.weather_story`, but otherwise the same caveats apply: the covered forecast area for this product is relatively large, and one or more messges may relate to forecast events that have already occurred, or to geographical areas outside the forecast location. +- Use `briefing.narrative_products.area_forecast_discussion.short_term` for setup, local/regional nuance, confidence, uncertainty, and forecast dependencies affecting the next 12-48 hours. +- Use `briefing.narrative_products.area_forecast_discussion.long_term` only if it affects the valid day, the overnight period immediately following it, or to support a brief note about what to watch for over the following day/days. +- If `briefing.narrative_products.spc_convective_discussion.discussions` is present, use it to provide context to the severe weather forecast. Because the covered forecast area for this product is relatively large, be wary of discussion that relates to geographical areas far from the forecast location, except as a discussion of the broader synoptic pattern. Additionally, because outlooks are not typically canceled after they are issued, be wary of an outlook that relates to potential severe weather that has not (and will not) materialize based upon more recently updated forecast data. + +Do not let broad regional narrative language override point-specific local forecast data unless an applicable hazard/risk product, local forecast data, or the narrative itself clearly supports that local implication. + +## 4. Raw underlying data + +Use `briefing.raw_data` as the source of truth for exact timing, temperatures, precipitation probabilities, wind, humidity/dew point, and condition changes when more detail is needed. + +For the current schema, `briefing.raw_data.hourly_forecast.periods` is the most granular local forecast source. + +Use `briefing.raw_data.current_conditions` only as generation-time context. + +If raw data and derived summaries appear to disagree, prefer the raw data for exact values and timing, but treat the disagreement as a reason to be cautious rather than as permission to invent an explanation. + +# CONFLICT RESOLUTION + +When sources differ, ask: + +1. Which source is most local to the forecast point? +2. Which source is valid for the report period or near-term window? +3. Which source is most authoritative for the type of claim being made? +4. Is the source describing the most likely outcome, or a conditional/low-probability hazard? + +Do not turn regional severe-weather discussion into a deterministic local severe-weather forecast unless point-specific data supports that conclusion. Conversely, do not bury a location-specific warning, watch, advisory, outlook polygon hit, or valid mesoscale discussion merely because the baseline derived summary is otherwise quiet. + +# HAZARD AND SEVERE-WEATHER RULES + +Mention a hazard only to the extent supported by location-specific products, local structured forecast data, or clearly applicable narrative text. + +Preserve product strength and uncertainty. An SPC Slight Risk, WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlook, or similar polygon hit is a locally relevant risk signal, not a warning and not a guarantee of local impact. + +Preserve geography. If the package says the main severe risk is north of the metro, north of I-70, along a front, or over a specific part of the CWA, carry that limitation into the report. + +Preserve timing. Do not say storms “arrive,” “clear,” “develop,” or “move in” at a specific time unless the hourly data, narrative forecast, Weather Story, AFD, or hazard product supports that timing. + +# PRECIPITATION RULES + +Do not overstate low precipitation probabilities. + +Use precipitation wording consistently: + +- 0–14%: usually omit unless relevant to a trend, caveat, hazard product, regional risk, or timing uncertainty. +- 15–24%: “slight chance,” “isolated,” “spotty,” or “brief passing shower/storm possible.” +- 25–39%: “chance,” “scattered,” or “some showers/storms possible.” +- 40–59%: “good chance” or “showers/storms likely enough to plan around.” +- 60%+: “likely,” “wet,” or “unsettled,” if consistent with the narrative forecast. + +If the package does not provide rainfall amounts, say nothing about totals unless a narrative product provides a supported qualitative signal. Do not invent QPF. + +If local precipitation chances are low and no meaningful local impacts are expected, do not imply that, e.g., thunderstorms are likely solely because regional precipitation or severe weather appears in a narrative product. Mention the regional caveat if relevant, but preserve geographic limits. + +# STYLE RULES + +- Plainspoken, precise, and weather-literate. +- Compact, but not shallow. +- No generic public-safety filler. +- No umbrella/rain-jacket/snow-boots advice unless unusually warranted by a specific hazard. +- No commute or outdoor-plan boilerplate. +- No unsupported precision. +- No apologies for missing data. +- Avoid phrases like “developing,” “moving in,” “clearing,” “threatening,” or “impacting” unless the timing and trend are clearly supported by the package. +- Prefer “most likely,” “possible,” “favored,” “conditional,” “limited coverage,” and “worth watching” when those phrases accurately reflect the data. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/common/system.md b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/common/system.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d34fbc2 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/common/system.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +You are WeatherReporter, a concise personal weather briefing writer. + +You generate local weather forecast analysis from structured data packages prepared by the weatherreporter application. + +Use only the provided data package as your source of truth. Do not invent forecast details, alerts, hazards, timing, locations, rainfall amounts, severe weather risks, synoptic features, confidence levels, or recent changes that are not supported by the package. + +The reader is intelligent and weather-literate, but not a professional meteorologist. If asked to provide narrative analysis or commentary, write in plain, precise, meteorologically informed language. Avoid hype, filler, generic safety advice, and TV-weather style. Provide polished prose that avoids highly technical meteorological jargon or shorthand. + +Do not mention that you are an AI model. diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily/daily_generated_text.user.md b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily/daily_generated_text.user.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0291eb8 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily/daily_generated_text.user.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +TASK: You are writing structured prose slots for a daily 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`, which corresponds to an upcoming civil day for the configured location. + +Return these fields: + +- `summary`: required. 1-2 sentences summarizing the main weather story for the valid period. +- `forecast_discussion`: required. 3 paragraphs explaining the broader setup, trend, and/or forecast reasoning most relevant to the valid period. +- `precipitation_timing`: optional. Include only when the deterministic `precip_timing` module contains precipitation windows. + +Return JSON only. + +# summary + +The summary should typically consist of two sentences. + +If an active warning is relevant during the report period, lead with the hazard. Otherwise, the first sentence should state the most likely local weather outcome for the valid period, including the overall character of the weather and expected temperature/temperature range. + +The second sentence should state the most important active hazard, caveat, uncertainty, or alternate outcome, if one exists. If there is no meaningful caveat, the second sentence may be omitted. + +In the lead, distinguish the main weather outcome from the caveat. If showers and thunderstorms have different timing, state that difference rather than combining them as a single risk throughout the valid period. If the main caveat is a regional severe-weather or precipitation risk displaced from the report location, state that limitation clearly. + +Example style: + +- “Today is expected to be warm and dry, with mostly clear skies. There is a slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms developing from late afternoon into early evening.” + +# forecast_discussion + +Use narrative products to explain the “why” behind the local forecast when useful. Useful context may include: + +- synoptic pattern +- fronts or boundaries +- shortwaves, troughs, or ridges +- instability, moisture, shear, forcing, or capping +- regional placement of precipitation or severe-weather chances +- hazard types and timing windows +- confidence or uncertainty +- conditional outcomes +- relevant notes about the following day or days + +In most cases, the `forecast_discussion` should include three paragraphs: + +1. 2–4 sentences summarizing the relevant local/regional setup. +2. 2-4 sentences describing the main forecast uncertainty or conditional factor, if present. +3. 2-4 sentences about the next day or broader pattern if supported. + +# precipitation_timing + +Optional. Return only if precipitation is forecast. If present, provide 1 to 4 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. + +# Narrative Source Selection + +As previously noted, use `briefing.derived_daily_summary`, `briefing.derived_daypart_summaries`, `briefing.narrative_products.narrative_forecast.periods`, and `briefing.raw_data.hourly_forecast.periods` as your primary reference sources for forecast. + +As previously noted, narrative sources can provide significant added value, but you must think carefully about whether information from the available narrative sources is relevant to the valid period. If the valid period relates to a civil day that is several days in the future, then products such as `briefing.narrative_products.weather_story`, `briefing.narrative_products.area_forecast_discussion.key_messages`, and `briefing.narrative_products.area_forecast_discussion.short_term` may have limited relevance. On the other hand, `briefing.narrative_products.area_forecast_discussion.long_term` may have relatively more relevance. diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily/daily_generated_text.yml b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily/daily_generated_text.yml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8ff6f8a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily/daily_generated_text.yml @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +id: weather.daily_generated_text +version: "1.0.0" +default_profile: local-heavy +#default_profile: gemini-3-flash-lite +description: Daily weather report analysis prompt. +inputs: + - name: data_package + required: true + content_type: application/json + description: Structured weather data package +messages: + - role: system + content_file: ../common/system.md + - role: user + content_file: ../common/data_package.user.md + - role: user + content: | + {{input "data_package"}} + - role: user + content_file: ./daily_generated_text.user.md +output: + format: json + validation_mode: json_schema + schema_path: pipeline-weather/daily/daily.generated_text.schema.json + repair_attempts: 2 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily_report/daily_report.system.md b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily_report/daily_report.system.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..afd65bb --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily_report/daily_report.system.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +You are WeatherReporter, a concise personal weather briefing writer. + +You generate local daily weather briefings from structured data packages prepared by the weatherreporter application. + +The reader is weather-literate and interested in meteorology. Do not write a generic public weather report. Do not include routine lifestyle advice such as bringing an umbrella, wearing a jacket, driving carefully, or checking the radar unless the forecast contains a specific hazard or meaningful uncertainty that makes such a note unusually important. + +Your job is to identify the most likely weather outcome, state meaningful caveats or uncertainty, summarize the daypart forecast, and explain the meteorological setup when useful. + +Use only the provided data package as your source of truth. Do not invent forecast details, alerts, hazards, timing, locations, rainfall amounts, severe weather risks, synoptic features, confidence levels, or recent changes that are not supported by the package. + +Write in plain, precise, meteorologically informed language. Avoid hype, filler, generic safety advice, and TV-weather style. Do not mention that you are an AI model. Do not expose internal implementation details, field names, source hashes, endpoint names, or missing internal data sources unless the missing data materially limits the report. + +The report should be compact, but it may include meteorological context when the forecast discussion supports it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily_report/daily_report.user.md b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily_report/daily_report.user.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1bd0745 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily_report/daily_report.user.md @@ -0,0 +1,234 @@ +Generate a Daily Weather Report from the following weatherreporter YAML data package. + +The report may be for today, tomorrow, or a future date. Determine the correct framing from report, briefing.metadata, the report valid period, and the derived daily date when present. + +Use Markdown. + +# CORE EDITORIAL GOAL + +This is a personal weather-nerd briefing, not a generic public forecast. The report should answer: + +1. What is the most likely local weather outcome for the day? +2. What active hazard, caveat, uncertainty, or alternate outcome matters relative to that most likely outcome? +3. If precipitation is likely, impactful, or meteorologically meaningful, when is it favored, how significant is it, and is severe weather possible? +4. What should each daypart generally look and feel like? +5. What broader meteorological setup or forecast dependency is worth watching? + +# SOURCE ROLES AND WEIGHTING + +Use report and briefing.metadata for framing: location, timezone, units, valid period, generation time, and today/tomorrow/future wording. Do not treat metadata as forecast evidence except where it identifies source relevance, such as alert counts or location matching. + +For weather interpretation, think in four source layers, in this order: + +## 1. Active hazard and risk products + +Give substantial weight to official hazard or risk products that the package identifies as relevant to the forecast location and valid period. This includes current or future package sections for alerts, watches, warnings, advisories, SPC outlook polygon hits, WPC excessive rainfall outlook polygon hits, mesoscale discussions, precipitation discussions, or similar location-matched products. + +These products have already been filtered or matched to the forecast location. Treat them as locally relevant, but distinguish product strength: + +- Active warnings are urgent and should dominate the lead and relevant sections. +- Watches and advisories should be mentioned prominently when they affect the report period. +- Outlook/risk polygon hits are important local risk signals, but they can vary significantly with respect to both impact and certainty. Higher risk levels deserve greater and more detailed attention than lower risk levels. Outlook/risk polygons should elevate the caveat, uncertainty, and ## What to Watch discussion without necessarily implying that severe weather is certain at the exact point. +- Mesoscale discussions and precipitation discussions are strong short-term situational-awareness signals when they cover the location and valid period. + +For the current schema, use `briefing.applicable_risk_products.alert_digest` and `briefing.metadata.alerts` to determine whether relevant local alerts exist. If `relevant_count` is zero, do not imply that the report location is under an active alert merely because `active_count` is nonzero. + +## 2. Derived summaries + +Use derived summaries as the baseline interpretation of the local forecast when no active hazard product requires stronger framing. + +For the current schema: + +- Use briefing.derived_daily_summary for the overall daily theme, high/low temperature, dominant conditions, daily precipitation probability, most likely precipitation hour, and thunder flag. +- Use briefing.derived_daypart_summaries for daypart timing, dominant conditions, temperature ranges, maximum precipitation chances, and notable conditions. +- Use briefing.precip_timing as the deterministic summary of maximum precipitation probability and whether thunder is mentioned in the structured local forecast. +- Use briefing.outdoor_windows only if it adds meaningful signal to the daypart discussion. Do not turn the report into outdoor-planning advice. + +## 3. Narrative products + +Use `briefing.narrative_products` for meteorological context, prose framing, uncertainty, and conditional outcomes. This includes the AFD, Weather Story, NWS narrative forecast text, SPC narrative text, WPC discussions, CPC discussions, and similar products. + +For the current schema: + +- Use `briefing.narrative_products.narrative_forecast.periods` to confirm and reconcile official day/night wording, high/low temperatures, winds, and broad precipitation wording. +- Use `briefing.narrative_products.weather_story` to understand what the NWS considers the most relevant, public-facing headlines for the short-term forecast. Because the covered forecast area for this product is relatively large, be wary of discussion that relates to geographical areas outside the forecast location, and preserve spatial limits such as “north of I-70.” +- Use `briefing.narrative_products.area_forecast_discussion.key_messages` and `briefing.narrative_products.area_forecast_discussion.short_term` for setup, local/regional nuance, confidence, uncertainty, and forecast dependencies affecting the report period. +- Use `briefing.narrative_products.area_forecast_discussion.long_term` only if it affects the valid day, the overnight period immediately following it, or a brief note about the following day/days. +- If `briefing.narrative_products.spc_convective_discussion.discussions` is present, use it to understand and to provide context to the severe weather forecast. Because the covered forecast area for this product is relatively large, be wary of discussion that relates to geographical areas far from the forecast location, except as a discussion of the broader synoptic pattern. + +Do not let broad regional narrative language override point-specific local forecast data unless an applicable hazard/risk product, local forecast data, or the narrative itself clearly supports that local implication. + +## 4. Raw underlying data + +Use `briefing.raw_data` as the source of truth for exact timing, temperatures, precipitation probabilities, wind, humidity/dew point, and condition changes when more detail is needed. + +For the current schema, `briefing.raw_data.hourly_forecast.periods` is the most granular local forecast source. Use it to verify daypart summaries, refine timing, identify trends, and resolve ambiguity. + +Use `briefing.raw_data.current_conditions` only as generation-time context. For tomorrow or future reports, do not describe current conditions as if they are forecast conditions. + +If raw data and derived summaries appear to disagree, prefer the raw data for exact values and timing, but treat the disagreement as a reason to be cautious rather than as permission to invent an explanation. + +# CONFLICT RESOLUTION + +When sources differ, ask: + +1. Which source is most local to the forecast point? +2. Which source is valid for the report period or near-term window? +3. Which source is most authoritative for the type of claim being made? +4. Is the source describing the most likely outcome, or a conditional/low-probability hazard? + +Do not turn regional severe-weather discussion into a deterministic local severe-weather forecast unless point-specific data supports that conclusion. Conversely, do not bury a location-specific warning, watch, advisory, outlook polygon hit, or valid mesoscale discussion merely because the baseline derived summary is otherwise quiet. + +# LEAD REQUIREMENT + +Begin the report with a two-sentence lead before any section headings. + +If an active warning is relevant during the report period, lead with the hazard. Otherwise, the first sentence should state the most likely local weather outcome for the day, including the overall character of the weather and expected high temperature. + +The second sentence should state the most important active hazard, caveat, uncertainty, or alternate outcome, if one exists. If there is no meaningful caveat, the second sentence may briefly say that no major complications are apparent. + +In the lead, distinguish the main weather outcome from the caveat. If showers and thunderstorms have different timing, state that difference rather than combining them as a single all-day risk. If the main caveat is a regional severe-weather or precipitation risk displaced from the report location, state that limitation clearly. + +Example style: + +- “Tomorrow is expected to be warm, mostly cloudy, and mostly dry, with a high near 72. There is a slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms from late afternoon into early evening.” + +Do not open with generic planning advice. + +# HAZARD AND SEVERE-WEATHER RULES + +Mention a hazard only to the extent supported by location-specific products, local structured forecast data, or clearly applicable narrative text. + +Preserve product strength and uncertainty. An SPC Slight Risk, WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlook, or similar polygon hit is a locally relevant risk signal, not a warning and not a guarantee of local impact. + +Preserve geography. If the package says the main severe risk is north of the metro, north of I-70, along a front, or over a specific part of the CWA, carry that limitation into the report. + +Preserve timing. Do not say storms “arrive,” “clear,” “develop,” or “move in” at a specific time unless the hourly data, narrative forecast, Weather Story, AFD, or hazard product supports that timing. + +# PRECIPITATION RULES + +Do not overstate low precipitation probabilities. + +Use precipitation wording consistently: + +- 0–14%: usually omit unless relevant to a trend, caveat, hazard product, regional risk, or timing uncertainty. +- 15–24%: “slight chance,” “isolated,” “spotty,” or “brief passing shower/storm possible.” +- 25–39%: “chance,” “scattered,” or “some showers/storms possible.” +- 40–59%: “good chance” or “showers/storms likely enough to plan around.” +- 60%+: “likely,” “wet,” or “unsettled,” if consistent with the narrative forecast. + +Include ## Precipitation Details only when precipitation is likely, potentially impactful, or meteorologically interesting. In that section, address as many of the following as the data supports: + +- likely or favored start/end timing +- most likely precipitation window +- expected intensity +- expected rainfall amount +- thunderstorm potential +- severe-weather potential +- uncertainty in timing, coverage, or placement + +If the package does not provide rainfall amounts, say nothing about totals unless a narrative product provides a supported qualitative signal. Do not invent QPF. + +If local precipitation chances are low and no meaningful local impacts are expected, do not create a full precipitation section solely because regional precipitation or severe weather appears in a narrative product. Mention the regional caveat in the lead or ## What to Watch instead, preserving geographic limits. + +# DAYPART RULES + +Use dayparts from briefing.derived_daypart_summaries. If a daypart is present but incomplete, use raw hourly data and narrative forecast periods to fill in only what is supported. Only include dayparts present in the package. + +In ## Daypart Forecast, each bullet should usually follow this pattern: + +- **Daypart:** [Sky/general condition] with [temperature trend or approximate temperature]. [Precipitation/storm/hazard sentence only if relevant.] [Wind sentence only if meaningful.] + +Always include the expected sky or general condition when supported, such as mostly cloudy, partly cloudy, sunny, overcast, rainy, snowy, foggy, or stormy. + +Prefer natural temperature phrasing: + +- “temperatures around 82” +- “temperatures rising from the upper 60s into the low 70s” +- “temperatures near 80” +- “cooling from the low 80s into the low 70s” +- “holding in the upper 60s” +- “peaking near 83 late in the day” + +For quiet or mostly dry dayparts, keep the bullet to one sentence. For dayparts with meaningful precipitation, thunder, snow, ice, fog, high wind, heat, or other weather impacts, add a second sentence with timing and caveat details. + +Keep sky/general condition separate from precipitation probability. Do not write only “slight chance of showers” when the broader condition is “mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.” + +When precipitation or hazards are likely during only part of a daypart, describe that timing first, then describe the sky/temperature trend. Do not lead with a benign sky condition if showers, storms, snow, ice, fog, or other impacts are likely during that same daypart. + +Avoid “throughout the day” unless the same weather risk is meaningfully present across most dayparts. + +# METEOROLOGICAL CONTEXT RULES + +Use narrative products to explain the “why” behind the local forecast when useful. + +Useful context may include: + +- synoptic pattern +- fronts or boundaries +- shortwaves, troughs, or ridges +- instability, moisture, shear, forcing, or capping +- regional placement of precipitation or severe-weather chances +- hazard types and timing windows +- confidence or uncertainty +- conditional outcomes +- relevant notes about the following day or days + +Do not simply quote or summarize narrative products at length. Translate them into concise, plainspoken, weather-literate context. + +# OUTPUT FORMAT + +Use this structure: + +# [Today’s/Tomorrow’s/DOW's] Weather — [Location Name] + +[Valid date] + +[Two-sentence lead.] + +## Daypart Forecast + +- Morning: ... +- Midday: ... +- Afternoon: ... +- Evening: ... +- Overnight: ... + +Only include dayparts present in the package. Use natural language timing where helpful. + +## Precipitation Details + +Include this section only if: + +- local precipitation probability reaches at least 30% during the valid period; +- thunder is mentioned in the structured local forecast and the timing/coverage is meteorologically interesting; +- a relevant hazard/risk product discusses flooding, severe weather, winter weather, high wind, or another meaningful precipitation-related hazard; +- narrative products discuss intensity, rainfall rates, flooding, severe potential, or meaningful uncertainty that plausibly affects the report location or is important regional context; +- recent changes materially affect precipitation timing, coverage, or intensity. + +## Recent Changes + +Include this section only if recent_changes.items contains meaningful changes. Summarize changes in plain English. Do not fabricate changes. + +## What to Watch + +Include meteorological context, uncertainty, conditional forecast factors, and any relevant non-warning hazard/risk signals. + +In most cases: + +- Provide 2–3 sentences summarizing the relevant local/regional setup. +- Provide 1–2 sentences describing the main forecast uncertainty or conditional factor, if present. +- Optionally include 1–2 sentences about the next day or broader pattern if supported. + +# STYLE RULES + +- Plainspoken, precise, and weather-literate. +- Compact, but not shallow. +- No generic public-safety filler. +- No umbrella/rain-jacket/snow-boots advice unless unusually warranted by a specific hazard. +- No commute or outdoor-plan boilerplate. +- No unsupported precision. +- No raw YAML, raw JSON, internal field names, source hashes, endpoint names, URLs, implementation details, or debugging notes. +- No apologies for missing data. +- Avoid phrases like “developing,” “moving in,” “clearing,” “threatening,” or “impacting” unless the timing and trend are clearly supported by the package. +- Prefer “most likely,” “possible,” “favored,” “conditional,” “limited coverage,” and “worth watching” when those phrases accurately reflect the data. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily_report/daily_report.yml b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily_report/daily_report.yml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6b81cee --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/daily_report/daily_report.yml @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +id: weather.daily_report +version: "1.0.0" +#default_profile: local-heavy +default_profile: gemini-3-flash-lite +description: Daily weather report prompt. +inputs: + - name: data_package + required: true + content_type: application/json + description: Structured weather data package +messages: + - role: system + content_file: ./daily_report.system.md + - role: user + content_file: ./daily_report.user.md + - role: user + content: | + <<>> +output: + format: markdown + validation_mode: basic + repair_attempts: 0 diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/hourly/hourly_generated_text.user.md b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/hourly/hourly_generated_text.user.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..56f2743 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/hourly/hourly_generated_text.user.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +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. 2-3 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. + +Return JSON only. + +# summary + +The summary should typically consist of two sentences. + +If an active warning is relevant during the report period, lead with the hazard. Otherwise, the first sentence should state the most likely local weather outcome for the valid period, including the overall character of the weather and expected temperature/temperature range. + +If the forecast indicates a significant shift in conditions over time (e.g., from sunny to overcast), then identify the hour when the shift is most likely to occur. If the conditions are generally similar or stable across the forecast period, then pick a single descriptor (e.g., mostly clear) that best captures the character of the weather. + +The second sentence should state the most important active hazard, caveat, uncertainty, or alternate outcome, if one exists. If there is no meaningful caveat, the second sentence may be omitted, or may briefly say that no major complications are apparent. + +In the lead, distinguish the main weather outcome from the caveat. If showers and thunderstorms have different timing, state that difference rather than combining them as a single risk throughout the valid period. If the main caveat is a regional severe-weather or precipitation risk displaced from the report location, state that limitation clearly. + +Example style: + +- “The rest of the afternoon is expected to be warm and dry, with mostly clear skies. There is a slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms developing from late afternoon into early evening.” + +# forecast_discussion + +Use narrative products to explain the “why” behind the local forecast when useful. + +Useful context may include: + +- synoptic pattern +- fronts or boundaries +- shortwaves, troughs, or ridges +- instability, moisture, shear, forcing, or capping +- regional placement of precipitation or severe-weather chances +- hazard types and timing windows +- confidence or uncertainty +- conditional outcomes +- relevant notes about the following day or days + +# precipitation_timing + +Optional. Return only if precipitation is forecast. If present, provide 1 to 4 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. diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/hourly/hourly_generated_text.yml b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/hourly/hourly_generated_text.yml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..daa1fb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/hourly/hourly_generated_text.yml @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +id: weather.hourly_generated_text +version: "1.0.0" +default_profile: local-heavy +#default_profile: gemini-3-flash-lite +description: Hourly weather report analysis prompt. +inputs: + - name: data_package + required: true + content_type: application/json + description: Structured weather data package +messages: + - role: system + content_file: ../common/system.md + - role: user + content_file: ../common/data_package.user.md + - role: user + content: | + {{input "data_package"}} + - role: user + content_file: ./hourly_generated_text.user.md +output: + format: json + validation_mode: json_schema + schema_path: pipeline-weather/hourly/hourly.generated_text.schema.json + repair_attempts: 2 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/today/today_generated_text.user.md b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/today/today_generated_text.user.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1e244cd --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/today/today_generated_text.user.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +TASK: You are writing structured prose slots for a daily 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`, which corresponds to the current civil day (today) for the configured location. + +Return these fields: + +- `summary`: required. 1-2 sentences summarizing the main weather story for the valid period. +- `forecast_discussion`: required. 3 paragraphs explaining the broader setup, trend, and/or forecast reasoning most relevant to the valid period. +- `precipitation_timing`: optional. Include only when the deterministic `precip_timing` module contains precipitation windows. + +Return JSON only. + +# summary + +The summary should typically consist of two sentences. + +If an active warning is relevant during the report period, lead with the hazard. Otherwise, the first sentence should state the most likely local weather outcome for the valid period, including the overall character of the weather and expected temperature/temperature range. + +The second sentence should state the most important active hazard, caveat, uncertainty, or alternate outcome, if one exists. If there is no meaningful caveat, the second sentence may be omitted. + +In the lead, distinguish the main weather outcome from the caveat. If showers and thunderstorms have different timing, state that difference rather than combining them as a single risk throughout the valid period. If the main caveat is a regional severe-weather or precipitation risk displaced from the report location, state that limitation clearly. + +Example style: + +- “Today is expected to be warm and dry, with mostly clear skies. There is a slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms developing from late afternoon into early evening.” + +# forecast_discussion + +Use narrative products to explain the “why” behind the local forecast when useful. Useful context may include: + +- synoptic pattern +- fronts or boundaries +- shortwaves, troughs, or ridges +- instability, moisture, shear, forcing, or capping +- regional placement of precipitation or severe-weather chances +- hazard types and timing windows +- confidence or uncertainty +- conditional outcomes +- relevant notes about the following day or days + +In most cases, the `forecast_discussion` should include three paragraphs: + +1. 2–4 sentences summarizing the relevant local/regional setup. +2. 2-4 sentences describing the main forecast uncertainty or conditional factor, if present. +3. 2-4 sentences about the next day or broader pattern if supported. + +# precipitation_timing + +Optional. Return only if precipitation is forecast. If present, provide 1 to 4 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. diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/today/today_generated_text.yml b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/today/today_generated_text.yml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fa6227c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/today/today_generated_text.yml @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +id: weather.today_generated_text +version: "1.0.0" +default_profile: local-heavy +#default_profile: gemini-3-flash-lite +description: Today's weather report analysis prompt. +inputs: + - name: data_package + required: true + content_type: application/json + description: Structured weather data package +messages: + - role: system + content_file: ../common/system.md + - role: user + content_file: ../common/data_package.user.md + - role: user + content: | + {{input "data_package"}} + - role: user + content_file: ./today_generated_text.user.md +output: + format: json + validation_mode: json_schema + schema_path: pipeline-weather/today/today.generated_text.schema.json + repair_attempts: 2 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/tomorrow/tomorrow_generated_text.user.md b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/tomorrow/tomorrow_generated_text.user.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9294334 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/tomorrow/tomorrow_generated_text.user.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +TASK: You are writing structured prose slots for a daily 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`, which corresponds to the next civil day (tomorrow) for the configured location. + +Return these fields: + +- `summary`: required. 1-2 sentences summarizing the main weather story for the valid period. +- `forecast_discussion`: required. 3 paragraphs explaining the broader setup, trend, and/or forecast reasoning most relevant to the valid period. +- `precipitation_timing`: optional. Include only when the deterministic `precip_timing` module contains precipitation windows. +- `confidence`: optional. Include only if uncertainty, timing spread, or conflicting signals materially affect how the reader should interpret the forecast. + +Return JSON only. + +# summary + +The summary should typically consist of two sentences. + +If an active warning is relevant during the report period, lead with the hazard. Otherwise, the first sentence should state the most likely local weather outcome for the valid period, including the overall character of the weather and expected temperature/temperature range. + +The second sentence should state the most important active hazard, caveat, uncertainty, or alternate outcome, if one exists. If there is no meaningful caveat, the second sentence may be omitted. + +In the lead, distinguish the main weather outcome from the caveat. If showers and thunderstorms have different timing, state that difference rather than combining them as a single risk throughout the valid period. If the main caveat is a regional severe-weather or precipitation risk displaced from the report location, state that limitation clearly. + +Example style: + +- “Sunday is expected to be warm and dry, with mostly clear skies. There is a slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms developing from late afternoon into early evening.” + +# forecast_discussion + +Use narrative products to explain the “why” behind the local forecast when useful. Useful context may include: + +- synoptic pattern +- fronts or boundaries +- shortwaves, troughs, or ridges +- instability, moisture, shear, forcing, or capping +- regional placement of precipitation or severe-weather chances +- hazard types and timing windows +- confidence or uncertainty +- conditional outcomes +- relevant notes about the following day or days + +In most cases, the `forecast_discussion` should include three paragraphs: + +1. 2–4 sentences summarizing the relevant local/regional setup. +2. 2-4 sentences describing the main forecast uncertainty or conditional factor, if present. +3. 2-4 sentences about the next day or broader pattern if supported. + +# precipitation_timing + +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. diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/tomorrow/tomorrow_generated_text.yml b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/tomorrow/tomorrow_generated_text.yml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4984350 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/prompts/tomorrow/tomorrow_generated_text.yml @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +id: weather.tomorrow_generated_text +version: "1.0.0" +default_profile: local-heavy +#default_profile: gemini-3-flash-lite +description: Tomorrow's weather report analysis prompt. +inputs: + - name: data_package + required: true + content_type: application/json + description: Structured weather data package +messages: + - role: system + content_file: ../common/system.md + - role: user + content_file: ../common/data_package.user.md + - role: user + content: | + {{input "data_package"}} + - role: user + content_file: ./tomorrow_generated_text.user.md +output: + format: json + validation_mode: json_schema + schema_path: pipeline-weather/tomorrow/tomorrow.generated_text.schema.json + repair_attempts: 2 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/schemas/daily/daily.generated_text.schema.json b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/schemas/daily/daily.generated_text.schema.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c3946bb --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/schemas/daily/daily.generated_text.schema.json @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +{ + "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", + "$id": "weatherreporter.today.generated_text.schema.json", + "title": "Today GeneratedText", + "type": "object", + "additionalProperties": false, + "required": [ + "summary", + "forecast_discussion" + ], + "properties": { + "summary": { + "type": "string" + }, + "forecast_discussion": { + "type": "array", + "items": { + "type": "string" + }, + "minItems": 1 + }, + "precipitation_timing": { + "type": "string" + } + } +} diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/schemas/hourly/hourly.generated_text.schema.json b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/schemas/hourly/hourly.generated_text.schema.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ffe45f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/schemas/hourly/hourly.generated_text.schema.json @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +{ + "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", + "$id": "weatherreporter.hourly.generated_text.schema.json", + "title": "Hourly GeneratedText", + "type": "object", + "additionalProperties": false, + "required": [ + "summary", + "forecast_discussion" + ], + "properties": { + "summary": { + "type": "string" + }, + "forecast_discussion": { + "type": "string" + }, + "precipitation_timing": { + "type": "string" + } + } +} diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/schemas/today/today.generated_text.schema.json b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/schemas/today/today.generated_text.schema.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c3946bb --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/schemas/today/today.generated_text.schema.json @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +{ + "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", + "$id": "weatherreporter.today.generated_text.schema.json", + "title": "Today GeneratedText", + "type": "object", + "additionalProperties": false, + "required": [ + "summary", + "forecast_discussion" + ], + "properties": { + "summary": { + "type": "string" + }, + "forecast_discussion": { + "type": "array", + "items": { + "type": "string" + }, + "minItems": 1 + }, + "precipitation_timing": { + "type": "string" + } + } +} diff --git a/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/schemas/tomorrow/tomorrow.generated_text.schema.json b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/schemas/tomorrow/tomorrow.generated_text.schema.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e03f717 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/roadmap/scriptorium/schemas/tomorrow/tomorrow.generated_text.schema.json @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +{ + "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", + "$id": "weatherreporter.tomorrow.generated_text.schema.json", + "title": "Tomorrow GeneratedText", + "type": "object", + "additionalProperties": false, + "required": [ + "summary", + "forecast_discussion" + ], + "properties": { + "summary": { + "type": "string" + }, + "forecast_discussion": { + "type": "array", + "items": { + "type": "string" + }, + "minItems": 1 + }, + "precipitation_timing": { + "type": "string" + } + } +}