BSc IT Project Guide: Weather Data Visualizer
1. Project Title
Weather Data Visualizer – Real-time and Historical Weather Insights
2. Objective
To build a system that fetches and visualizes real-time and historical weather data for selected locations using charts and dashboards.
3. Scope of the Project
- Real-time weather information (temperature, humidity, pressure, etc.)
- Historical data visualization (e.g., last 7 days/month)
- Integration with weather APIs (e.g., OpenWeatherMap)
- Graphs, charts, and heatmaps
- Location search and filtering
4. Technology Stack
Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js / Vue.js
Backend: Python (Flask/Django) / Node.js
APIs: OpenWeatherMap, WeatherAPI, Meteostat
Visualization: Chart.js, D3.js, Plotly
Database: MongoDB / SQLite / PostgreSQL
Hosting: Render, Vercel, or Heroku
5. System Modules
Location Module: Search and select city/location
Weather API Module: Fetch real-time/historical weather data
Visualization Module: Render temperature, humidity, etc. as graphs
User Preferences Module: Set default location or units (C/F)
Alerts Module (optional): Severe weather notifications
6. Sample API Response (OpenWeatherMap)
{
"main": {
"temp": 300.15,
"humidity": 65,
"pressure": 1013
},
"weather": [{"description": "clear sky"}],
"dt": 1685352342
}
7. Functional Requirements
- Fetch and display current weather
- View historical trends for temperature, humidity, etc.
- Interactive graphs and charts
- Search by city/location
- Responsive UI for web and mobile
8. Non-Functional Requirements
- Accurate and timely data refresh
- Low latency API calls
- High availability
- Secure API integration and key protection
9. Development Roadmap
Phase 1: API research and dashboard planning
Phase 2: Frontend and backend integration
Phase 3: Chart and graph implementation
Phase 4: Testing, optimization, and responsiveness
Phase 5: Deployment and documentation
10. Suggested Project Report Structure
1. Title Page
2. Acknowledgement
3. Certificate
4. Abstract
5. Table of Contents
6. Introduction
7. System Analysis
8. System Design
9. Implementation
10. Testing
11. Limitations & Future Enhancements
12. Conclusion
13. References
14. Appendix
11. Optional Enhancements
- Display UV index, wind speed, and weather maps
- Save weather snapshots
- Forecast weather for next 7 days
- Use local storage for caching
- Support multiple units and languages