Weather Web App - Solo Sprint 1

Project Overview

This project involves building a professional weather web app using Flask, integrating the OpenWeatherMap API, and deploying the app to Heroku. The app allows users to input a city, state, and country to retrieve current weather information. This sprint emphasizes setting up a robust CI/CD pipeline and ensuring high test coverage for the application.

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Features

• Search weather data by city, state, and country
• Display real-time weather information including:
  • Temperature (in Celsius)
  • Weather conditions with icons
  • Feels like temperature
  • Wind speed, humidity, visibility, pressure, and dew point
• Error handling for incorrect or incomplete user inputs
• Simple Bootstrap-based dashboard for a clean and responsive UI

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Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• OpenWeatherMap API Key (Sign up here)
• Heroku account (Sign up here)
• GitHub account

Steps to Run Locally

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <your-repository-url>
   cd <repository-directory>

2. Create a virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set up environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the project root and add your API key:

     WEATHER_KEY=your_api_key_here

5. Run the application:

   flask run

   Access the app at http://localhost:5000

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Acknowledgments

• OpenWeatherMap API
• Bootstrap
• Flask Documentation