full-stack-weather-app

This is a simple weather application that allows users to get weather information for a specific location.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• Node.js
• npm (Node Package Manager)

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   • git clone https://github.com/Kiran1689/full-stack-weather-app.git

2. Change to the project directory:

   • cd full-stack-weather-app

3. Backend Setup:

• Create and activate a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

  • python -m venv env
  • source env/bin/activate # for Linux/Mac
  • env\Scripts\activate # for Windows

• Install the Python dependencies:

  • cd weather_backend
  • pip install -r requirements.txt

• Create a .env file in the weather_api directory and define the following environment variables:

  • API_KEY = your-api-key

4. Frontend Setup:

• Install the required Node.js packages:
  • cd front-end
  • npm install

Usage

1. Start the Django server:

• cd weather_backend
• python manage.py runserver

2. Start the React development server in a separate terminal:

• cd front-end
• npm start

3. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access the Weather Application.

4. Enter a location in the search box to get the weather information for that location.

API Key

• The application requires an API key to fetch weather data. You can obtain a free API key by signing up on a weather data provider's website (e.g., Weatherstack, OpenWeatherMap).

• Create a .env file in the weather_api directory and define the API_KEY environment variable with your obtained API key

• Please make sure to replace <your-api-key> with the actual API key obtained from the weather data provider.

To visit live click here :point_right: : Weather App

Make sure device location is turned ON