Weather and Air Quality Logger

This application fetches and displays current weather and air quality data for a specified city. It logs the data into a CSV file and provides a visual representation of the current time and weather conditions.

Features

• Real-time display of current time in a 7-segment display format
• Fetches and displays current weather data including temperature, humidity, pressure, visibility, wind speed, cloud coverage, and rainfall
• Retrieves and shows air quality index (AQI) and detailed pollutant concentrations
• Logs weather and air quality data to a CSV file hourly
• Displays weather condition using ASCII art icons
• Continuous updating of displayed information

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• requests library
• OpenWeatherMap API key

Installation

1. Clone this repository or download the script.

2. Install the required Python library:

   pip install requests
   

Configuration

Before running the application, you need to create a config.json file in the same directory as the script. This file should contain your OpenWeatherMap API key and the city you want to monitor:

{
  "API_KEY": "your_openweathermap_api_key_here",
  "CITY": "Your City Name"
}

Replace "your_openweathermap_api_key_here" with your actual OpenWeatherMap API key, and "Your City Name" with the name of the city you want to monitor.

Usage

Run the script using Python:

python app.py

The application will start displaying the current time and updating weather and air quality information every minute. Data is logged to a CSV file (named after your city) every hour.

CSV Output

The application generates a CSV file named after your specified city (e.g., YourCity.csv). This file contains hourly logs of weather and air quality data, including:

• Timestamp
• Temperature
• Feels like temperature
• Humidity
• Pressure
• Visibility
• Wind speed
• Cloud coverage
• Rainfall
• Air Quality Index (AQI)
• Concentrations of various pollutants (CO, NO, NO2, O3, SO2, PM2.5, PM10, NH3)

This data can be used for further analysis or visualization using other tools.

Note

This application requires an active internet connection to fetch real-time data from the OpenWeatherMap API.