Weather Application using Java Swing

Weather Application in Java (MVC + Maven + Jackson + Joda API)

Author: Ajay Pal | Category: Java, Desktop Application, Weather API

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Setup Instructions
  • Step 1: Get API Key
  • Step 2: Configure the Project
• Screenshots & Demo
  • Splash Screen
  • Night Mode
  • Day Mode
  • Video Demo
• Get the Source Code

Overview

This application displays weather information such as wind speed, temperature, humidity, and more. The project is based on the MVC pattern and uses:

• Maven for dependency management
• Jackson API to convert JSON objects to Java objects
• Joda-Time API to handle date and time
• Weatherstack API to fetch live weather information

Setup Instructions

Step 1: Get Your API Key

First, create an account on https://weatherstack.com/ to obtain your API key.

Step 2: Configure the Project

1. Go to the Control folder: com.weatherapplication.control
2. Open WeatherApiDataController.java
3. Paste your API key where the text Enter_API_KEY appears.

Screenshots & Demo

1. Splash Screen

Figure 1: Application splash screen

2. Night Mode

Figure 2: Night mode UI

3. Day Mode

Figure 3: Day mode UI

4. Video Demo

Video 1: Weather Application demo

Get the Source Code

Click here to get the full project code on GitHub