ReactJS Projects: Weather App

Intermediate Level Project

Description

The Weather App project focuses on integrating external APIs to fetch and display real-time weather data. This application helps developers practice data fetching, state management, and responsive UI design using React.

Requirements

The Weather App should offer the following functionalities:

Allow users to search for current weather by city name.
Display weather information such as temperature, humidity, and weather conditions.
Show a 5-day weather forecast for each city.
Use a public API like OpenWeatherMap to retrieve weather data.
Handle errors and show user-friendly messages for invalid inputs or failed fetch requests.

Key Concepts

Fetching and managing data from external APIs.
React Hooks for state and effect management (useState, useEffect).
Handling asynchronous code with Promises.
Responsive design using Tailwind CSS.
Error handling and user interaction feedback.

Learning Objectives

After completing this project, students will be able to:

Integrate third-party APIs into a React application.
Perform and manage HTTP requests.
Handle asynchronous operations in JavaScript.
Implement responsive UI components.
Handle and display errors professionally in web apps.

Getting Started

Choose your preferred package manager to create a new project:


                      $ npm create vite@latest weather-app -- --template
                      react-ts


                      $ yarn create vite weather-app --template react-ts


                      $ bun create vite weather-app --template react-ts

Then follow the prompts!