Real-Time Weather Monitoring System

⚡ Live Project

📔 Table of Contents

• About the Project
  • Screenshots
  • Technologies Used
  • Features
  • Environment Variables
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Deployment
• Usage
• Contributing
• License
• Contact
• Acknowledgements

🌟 About the Project

The Real-Time Weather Monitoring System is a robust application designed to fetch, monitor, and analyze weather data for multiple cities in the world. The system utilizes the OpenWeatherMap API to retrieve real-time weather information and alerts users based on customizable temperature thresholds. It features an intuitive user interface built with Spring Boot, Thymeleaf, and Hibernate for seamless interaction and data management.

📷 Screenshots

👾 Technologies Used

Backend

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Hibernate
• Spring Scheduler

Frontend

• Thymeleaf
• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript

Database

• MySQL

API Integration

• OpenWeatherMap API for weather data

Deployment

• AWS EC2

🎯 Features

• Real-Time Weather Data: Fetch current weather data every 5 minutes for major metro cities in India.

• Temperature Alerts: Set personalized alerts for temperature thresholds (above/below) and receive email notifications.

• Daily Weather Aggregation: Store and analyze daily weather data, including average, maximum, and minimum temperatures.

• Historical Data Tracking: View historical weather data for specific cities with detailed reports.

• User-Friendly Interface: A very user-friendly web application interface for easy navigation and data visualization.

🔑 Environment Variables

To run this project, you will need to add the following environment variables to your .env file or application.properties

api_key

db_url

db_username

db_password

mail_port

mail_username

mail_password

🧰 Getting Started

‼️ Prerequisites

• Java 17
• Spring Boot 3.2.5
• MySQL
• Maven

⚙️ Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Vineet1025/Weather-App.git
   cd Weather-App

2. Configure your application.properties for openweathermap api, database connection and notification alert:

   api.key=${api_key} //Enter your openweathermap api key here
   
   //DB connection
   spring.datasource.url=${db_url} //Enter your database url (jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/weather_app_db)
   spring.datasource.username=${db_username}  //Enter your database username
   spring.datasource.password=${db_password}  //Enter your database passward
   
   //Mail connection
   spring.mail.port=${mail_port}  //Enter your mail port (587)
   spring.mail.username=${mail_username}  //Enter your Email
   spring.mail.password=${mail_password}  //Enter your passkey

3. Run the application:

   mvn spring-boot:run

4. Access the application in your browser at http://localhost:8080/home

🚩 Deployment

The application has been successfully deployed on an AWS EC2 instance, allowing for easy access and management of real-time weather data globally.

Accessing the Deployed Application

• You can access the live application at: http://13.201.204.129:8000/home

👀 Usage

1. Set Up Alerts: Users can create alerts based on temperature thresholds and will receive notifications via email.

2. View Historical Data: Navigate to the historical data section to view past weather reports for your selected cities.

3. Dashboard: The main dashboard displays the current weather conditions and any active alerts.

👋 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests.

⚠️ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🤝 Contact

Vineet Jain - LinkedIn - [email protected]

Project Link: https://github.com/Vineet1025/Weather-App

💎 Acknowledgements

• OpenWeatherMap API for providing weather data.
• Spring Boot for an efficient backend framework.