francopoffo/weather-cli

CLI app to get the weather for the day

Weather CLI App

This is a simple command-line interface (CLI) application that fetches and displays the weather forecast for a given location.

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone <repository_url>

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd <project_directory>

3. Build the application:

go build

4. Set up your Weather API key:

   • Sign up on WeatherAPI to get your API key.

   • Create a file named .env in the project directory.

   • Add your Weather API key to the .env file:

     WEATHER_API_KEY=your_weather_api_key

Usage

Run the application from the command line with the following command:

./weather-cli [location]

Replace [location] with the name of the location for which you want to check the weather. If no location is provided, the default location is set to "Blumenau".

Example:

./weather-cli London

Dependencies

• github.com/fatih/color: For colorizing output.
• github.com/joho/godotenv: For loading environment variables from a .env file.

Notes

• This application uses the WeatherAPI to fetch weather data.
• It displays the current weather condition and temperature, along with a forecast for the day.
• The forecast includes the temperature, chance of rain, and weather condition for each hour.
• Hours that have already passed are skipped.
• Output colors are used to highlight hours with a high chance of rain.

Feel free to modify and extend this application according to your needs!