VEAD, a Weather CLI App

A simple cli for checking weather conditions worldwide

Features

• Check current weather conditions for any city
• View 3-day weather forecast
• Support for both Celsius and Fahrenheit units
• Simple and intuitive command-line interface

Installation

1. Clone or download VEAD
2. Install dependencies:

   yarn install

Setup

To use VEAD, you need to get a free API key from WeatherAPI:

1. Visit https://www.weatherapi.com/signup.aspx and create a free account
2. Get your API key from https://www.weatherapi.com/my/
3. Set the API key as an environment variable:

   export WEATHER_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

Usage

Basic Usage

node bin/weather.js --city "New York"

Options

• -c, --city (required): Name of the city to get weather for
• -f, --format (optional): Temperature format (celsius or fahrenheit, default: celsius)
• -F, --forecast (optional): Get 3-day weather forecast

Examples

Get current weather in New York:

node bin/weather.js --city "New York"

Get current weather in Fahrenheit format:

node bin/weather.js --city "London" --format fahrenheit

Get 3-day forecast for Tokyo:

node bin/weather.js --city "Tokyo" --forecast

Get forecast in Fahrenheit format:

node bin/weather.js --city "Sydney" --forecast --format fahrenheit