Weather Monitoring Application

Overview

This application is designed to monitor weather data, utilizing the OpenWeatherMap API to retrieve weather information and store it in a MongoDB database. It provides a RESTful API to interact with the data and a simple user interface to display weather information.

Features

• Fetch current weather data from the OpenWeatherMap API.
• Store weather data in a MongoDB database.
• Calculate daily weather summaries.
• Trigger alerts based on user-defined thresholds.
• User-friendly interface for viewing weather data.

Technologies Used

• Python: The primary programming language.
• Flask: Web framework for building the API.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing weather data.
• Requests: For making API calls to OpenWeatherMap.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python: Ensure Python is installed on your machine. You can download it from Python's official website.
• MongoDB: Make sure you have a MongoDB instance running. You can download MongoDB from MongoDB's official website.

Setup

1. Create a .env file in the root directory of your project with the following content:

   OPENWEATHER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
   MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/weatherdb
   

   Replace your_api_key_here with your actual OpenWeatherMap API key.

2. Install the required Python packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the application:

   python app.py

4. Access the application at http://localhost:5000.

Dependencies

To set up and run the application, the following dependencies are required:

• Flask: For building the web server and API.
• Requests: For making API calls to OpenWeatherMap.
• PyMongo: For interacting with the MongoDB database.

These dependencies are listed in the requirements.txt file.

Running Tests

To run the tests, use the following command:

    pytest test_app.py