Weather Application

A Python command-line application that provides comprehensive weather information using the NOAA Weather API and US Census Geocoder API.

Features

• Address Lookup: Enter an address to get weather data
  • Current Weather Conditions: Get detailed current weather including temperature, wind, and forecast
  • Extended Forecast: View 7-day weather forecast
  • Hourly Forecast: See detailed hourly weather predictions
  • Nearby Stations: Get weather data from up to 4 nearest weather stations
  • Active Alerts: View any active weather alerts for the location
  • Address History: Maintains a list of previously searched addresses
  • Google Maps Integration: Provides Google Maps links for locations
  • Unit Conversions: Automatically converts between metric and imperial units
  • Airport Weather: Get weather data for a specific airport
  • File loading: Load and save address history to a file
• Airport Weather Lookup
  • Load airport codes from a file
  • Get weather data for a specific airports marked with T boolean in file
• Airport List Download and Random Weather Lookup
  • Download airport codes: from a GitHub repository**
  • Create random list: of 5 airport codes**
  • Get weather data: for a specific airports marked with T boolean in file**
• Airport Filter
  • Filter airports: by code, name, state and municipality**
  • Download airport codes: if not resident locally from a GitHub repository**

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Required packages (see requirements.txt)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sharkymark/weather.git
   cd weather

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Run the application:

python weather.py

Follow the on-screen prompts to:

1. Enter an address or select from previous addresses
   1. View current weather conditions
   2. Choose from additional options:
      • Detailed conditions
      • Extended forecast
      • Hourly forecast
      • Nearby station weather
      • Active alerts
      • Change location
      • Return to main menu
2. Get airport weather data from file
3. Download airport codes and get weather data for random airports
4. Prompt user to filter airports by code, name, state and municipality
5. Exit the application

API Keys

This application uses:

• US Census Geocoder API (no key required)
• NOAA Weather API (no key required)

File Structure

weather/
├── weather.py             # Main application code
├── README.md              # This documentation
├── requirements.txt       # Python dependencies
├── .gitignore             # Git ignore file
└── addresses.txt          # Stores previously searched addresses
└── airports.txt           # Stores airport codes for nearby stations
└── airports_dowload.csv   # Stores airport codes for random weather lookup

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or pull request.

License

MIT License