Experimental Project

Weather App

This is a self-initiated side project with the goal of enhancing my knowledge of Javascript and interpreting WeatherUnderground API data.

Idea

The original thought of building a fancy weather widget evolved into an idea of creating a weather app that can give me a summary of the weather forecast.

Implementation

I started off researching about available weather APIs on the market and began reading the documentations of the APIs. The Weather Uderground API was selected because of the wide range of data that can retrieved from the endpoint. After setting up a developer account to gain access to the data, I learned how to interpret and visualize the JSON data from the response. To present the weather forecast information in a structured layout, I used Ionic framework and customized the theme according to the visual design of my dream weather app.