WeatherVista - Real-Time Weather Application

WeatherVista is a web application that provides real-time weather information for any city you search. It uses the OpenWeatherMap API to fetch current weather data and displays it in a clean and attractive user interface.

🌟 Features

• Real-Time Weather: Fetches and displays current temperature, weather description, humidity, and wind speed.
• User-Friendly Interface: Attractive and responsive design with an animated background.
• City Search: Allows users to search for weather in any city.
• Error Handling: Displays clear error messages for invalid city names.
• .env Support: Uses a .env file to securely store your OpenWeatherMap API key.

🔧 Technologies Used

• Python: Backend logic and API integration
• Flask: Web framework for creating the application
• Requests: For making HTTP requests to the OpenWeatherMap API
• python-dotenv: For managing environment variables
• HTML/CSS: Frontend design and layout
• OpenWeatherMap API: For weather data

🧰 Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Python 3.6+
• pip (Python package installer)

🚀 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository_url>
   cd WeatherVista

🛠️ Setup Instructions

✅ Create a Virtual Environment (Recommended)

```bash
  python -m venv venv
  source venv/bin/activate  # On macOS/Linux
  venv\Scripts\activate     # On Windows

☁️ Azure Cloud Deployment and DevOps Integration

WeatherVista is deployed on Microsoft Azure App Service with end-to-end DevOps implementation.

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✅ Cloud Infrastructure & Deployment Using Azure

• Hosted on Azure App Service
• 🌐 Live Link: WeatherVista
• Deployment is done using GitHub CI/CD workflows.

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🔄 CI / CD Pipeline

• GitHub Actions: Automatically builds and deploys on every push to the main branch.
• Zero downtime deployment with integrated build steps.

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🔐 Security & Compliance

• Environment Variables: API keys and secrets are securely stored in Azure Application Settings, not in the code repository.
• No sensitive data checked into version control.

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📊 Monitoring & Logging

• Azure Monitoring Enabled: View real-time logs in:
  • KUDU (Advanced Tools)
  • Azure App Service > Logs section
• Application health and error tracking are turned on for better observability.

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🗃️ Database and Storage Management

• This application uses Azure Cosmos DB to store and manage weather-related or user-specific data (if applicable).
• Cosmos DB provides scalable, globally distributed database capabilities with high availability.
• Future enhancements may include storing search history, user preferences, or weather logs in Cosmos DB.

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📈 Log Analysis & Automation

• Application logs are archived and can be used with Azure Log Analytics.
• Automated alerts can be configured for error patterns or high latency.

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🧪 Future Improvements

• 5-day weather forecast integration
• Location-based weather detection
• Weather icons and improved animations
• Mobile-first enhancements

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Feel free to fork, star, and contribute to this project! 😊
For any questions or feature requests, raise an issue or contact via GitHub.