48Grabbing the Weather

Is it nice out today? Or should I grab my coat?

Using the OpenWeatherMap API at http://openweathermap.org/current, create a program that prompts for a city name and returns the current temperature for the city.

Example Output

​ 
Where are you? Chicago IL
​ 
Chicago weather:
​ 
65 degrees Fahrenheit

Constraint

  • Keep the processing of the weather feed separate from the part of your program that displays the results.

Challenges

  • The API gives the sunrise and sunset times, as well as the humidity and a description of the weather. Display that data in a meaningful way.

  • The API gives the wind direction in degrees. Convert it to words such as “North,” “West,” “South,” “Southwest,” or even “South-southwest.”

  • Develop a scheme that lets the ...

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