Weather App

An application that allows a user to search for current weather conditions and view detailed forecast analysis for a specific city or region.

By Brian Scherner

Technologies Used

• React
• JavaScript
• HTML
• CSS
• Bootstrap
• Material UI
• Recharts
• Node Package Manager
• Babel
• ES Lint
• Weather API

Description

This application presents users with a form, where they enter a city or region. The current weather conditions for that city/region are shown on the left, as well as a 3 day forecast on the right. Clicking a day from the forecast will display its forecast details.

Detailed forecast analysis is also available for each day. This data is represented by line graphs that show hourly conditions for temperature, humidity, and wind, as well as rain and snow (if they are predicted to occur).

All weather data is retrieved from the Weather API.

Setup/Installation Requirements

Getting an API key

In order to use this application, you will also need an API key from the Weather API. Follow the instructions below:

• Go to WeatherAPI, and click Sign Up.

• Create an account.

• Go to your newly created account. Your API key will be stored here.

Project Setup

• Select the green Code button, and clone this repository to your desktop.

• In your terminal, navigate to this project's folder, and run the command $ npm install to install all relevant packages.

• Create a file in the the root directory of this project called .env.

• In your .env file, create a variable called REACT_APP_API_KEY=[YOUR-API-KEY]. Replace [YOUR-API-KEY] with your API key. Note: The variable must be named REACT_APP_API_KEY in order for it to work.

• Add .env to the gitignore file. Make sure to first commit the gitignore file before moving on. If you don't do this first, your API key will be exposed, which is a security risk for the application.

• Run the command $ npm run start to start a live development server. This will open the project in your web browser at the URL localhost:3000, allowing you to use the application.

Known Bugs

None.

License

MIT

Copyright(c) 2024 Brian Scherner