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Weather Journal App ☔

Overview

Asynchronous web app that fetches the weather information from OpenWeatherMap API based on the ZIP code of the city and dynamically updates the UI.

Building of the project

  • Set up the project environment, and downloaded the required packages (node.js and express.js).
  • Added POST and GET routes to ensure correct retrieval of data from the server.
  • Acquired API credentials from the OpenWeatherMap website.
  • Created async functions to fetch weather data and store it on my local server.
  • Set up a function that updated UI dynamically.

How to use

  1. Install Node.js on your local machine.
  2. Clone the repo or download the files.
  3. Run the command npm i to download the required packages.
  4. Run the command npm start.
  5. The server should start on http://127.0.0.1:8000/.
  6. All you should do is write the ZIP code of the city (United States). You can choose any of the ZIP codes at https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/.
  7. You can write your feelings if you want [optional].
  8. The application will show you
    • The temperature of the city
    • The date
    • Your feelings

Screenshot of UI

UI