Real-Time Weather Dashboard 🌦️

A Django-based web application that fetches live weather data using the OpenWeather API and displays it in a user-friendly interface.

Features

✅ Search for weather conditions by city
✅ Displays temperature, humidity, and weather description
✅ Auto-refreshes every 5 minutes
✅ User-friendly interface

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/weather-dashboard.git
cd weather-dashboard

2 Create a Virtual Environment & Install Dependencies

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

pip install -r requirements.txt

3 Set Up API Key

Create a .env file in the project root and add:

OPENWEATHER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

4. Run the Project

python manage.py runserver

Visit localhost:8000 to see the dashboard in action!

Blog Post 📖

For a detailed step-by-step guide on how this project was built, check out the full blog post:

👉 Building a Real-Time Weather Dashboard with Django and OpenWeather API