Basic Weather App

This is a basic weather app built using the Next.js framework and the OpenWeatherMap API. The app is written in TypeScript and is designed as a practice project for JavaScript/TypeScript and React development.

Features

• Get current weather information for a given location by zip code.
• Display weather data including temperature, weather condition, and icon; displays for current, daily, and hourly forecasts.
• Automatically refreshes weather data at specified intervals.
• Responsive UI

Technologies Used

• Next.js: A React framework for server-rendered React applications.
• TypeScript: A statically typed superset of JavaScript.
• OpenWeatherMap API: A free API for accessing weather data from around the world.

Prerequisites

• Node.js: Make sure you have Node.js installed on your local machine.
• OpenWeatherMap API Key: You need to sign up for a free account on OpenWeatherMap and obtain an API key to fetch weather data.

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine.
2. Navigate to the basic-weather directory.
3. Install dependencies by running npm install or yarn install.
4. Create a .env file in the basic-weather directory and add your OpenWeatherMap API key as follows:

API_KEY = YOUR_API_KEY

5. Configure the automatic weather data refresh by modifying the next.config.js file in the root folder of the project. Set the start time of the high demand window (in hours, using the 24-hour clock) with highDemandWindowStartHour, the end time of the high demand window with highDemandWindowEndHour, the number of minutes to wait in between refreshes during the high demand window with highDemandWindowInterval, and the number of minutes to wait in between refreshes outside of the high demand window with lowDemandWindowInterval.
6. Start the Next.js app by running npm run dev or yarn dev.
7. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to access the app.

Usage

• Enter the zip code in the search input field.
• Click the "Get Weather" button or press Enter to fetch weather data for the specified location.
• The weather data including temperature, weather condition, and icon, for current, daily, and hourly forecasts will be displayed on the screen.
• Weather data will be automatically refreshed at the intervals specified in the next.config.js file.

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to the development of the Basic Weather App, feel free to fork the repository, make changes, and submit a pull request. Please follow the standard coding conventions and commit guidelines.

License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.

Acknowledgements

• Next.js
• TypeScript
• OpenWeatherMap API