Weather Forecast Django Project

This is a Django project for creating a weather forecast application. Follow the instructions below to get started.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x installed on your system
• Pip package manager

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/ahabalikhan/weather-forecast-django.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd weather-forecast-django

3. Create a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv

4. Activate the virtual environment:

• For Windows:

  venv\Scripts\activate

• For macOS/Linux:

  source venv/bin/activate

5. Install the project dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

6. Create a .env file in the project root directory and add the following environment variables:

OPEN_WEATHER_API_KEY=your_weather_api_key

Replace your_weather_api_key with your actual API key for accessing the weather forecast data.

Usage

To start the Django development server, run the following command:

python manage.py runserver

You can now access the application by visiting http://localhost:8000/map/ in your web browser.

The main API consumed in this project is http://localhost:8000/weather/