A simple weather application built using Python and PyQt5 that retrieves and displays weather information based on a given city name. The app uses the OpenWeather API to fetch real-time weather data and displays it in an intuitive graphical interface, complete with weather descriptions and emojis representing current conditions.
- Get weather data by city name 🌍
- Display temperature in Fahrenheit and a description of weather conditions
- Icons/emojis for visual representation of the weather
- Error handling for network and API-related issues
- Python 3.x
- PyQt5
- Requests library for handling HTTP requests
To install PyQt5 and requests, you can run:
pip install PyQt5 requests-
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/username/weather-app.git cd weather-app -
Add your OpenWeather API Key:
Replace api_key = "your_api_key_here" in get_weather method with your actual API key. Sign up at OpenWeather to get one.
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Run the application:
python weather_app.py
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Type a city name in the input field and click "Get Weather" to see current weather data.
This application includes error handling for common issues, including:
- Incorrect city names
- Network connection issues
- API request issues with descriptive feedback for users
This project was developed for academic purposes as a learning exercise in Python, PyQt5, and API interaction. Feel free to use or modify the code for similar purposes, but please give credit where appropriate.
- Temperature display in Celsius and Kelvin
- Multi-day weather forecast
- Auto-location detection for city name
- Inspired by OpenWeather API documentation and Python GUI tutorials.
If you'd like to contribute to this project, feel free to submit a pull request. For major changes, please open an issue to discuss what you would like to change.
This project is for educational use only. The API key included should be replaced with your own for personal testing.