Flask Weather App

A simple web application built with Flask that allows users to check the weather for a specific city.

Table of Contents

• Description
• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• API Key
• Contributing

Description

This Flask Weather App provides users with real-time weather information for a city. It utilizes the OpenWeatherMap API to fetch weather data based on user input and displays it in a user-friendly interface.

Features

• User-friendly web interface.
• Real-time weather data retrieval.
• Displays weather condition, temperature, and more.
• Error handling for invalid city inputs.

Installation

1. Clone this repository to your local machine:

   https://github.com/bfolmer7/weatherapp.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd flask-weather-app

3. Install the required dependencies using pip:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Run the Flask application:

1. In your terminal emter: python app.py

2. Open your web browser and visit http://localhost:5000.

3. Enter the name of a city in the input field and click the "Get Weather" button to retrieve weather information.

API Key

This project uses the OpenWeatherMap API to fetch weather data. To make it work, you need to obtain an API key from OpenWeatherMap and replace the api_key variable in app.py with your API key.

api_key = 'your_api_key_here'

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any ideas, enhancements, or bug fixes, please open an issue!