Weather Dashboard Backend

Express.js server providing weather data API for the Weather Dashboard frontend.

Features

• REST API endpoint for weather data
• Mock dataset with 8 cities
• Random temperature variations for dynamic data
• CORS enabled for frontend integration
• Health check endpoint

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Start the server:

# Development mode (with auto-restart)
npm run dev

# Production mode
npm start

The server will run on http://localhost:4000

API Endpoints

GET /api/weather?city=CityName

Returns weather data for the specified city.

Response:

{
  "city": "New York",
  "temp": 24,
  "condition": "sunny"
}

GET /api/health

Health check endpoint.

Response:

{
  "status": "OK",
  "message": "Weather API is running"
}

Available Cities

• New York
• London
• Tokyo
• Sydney
• Paris
• Mumbai
• Toronto
• Berlin

Weather Conditions

• sunny
• cloudy
• rainy

Each request adds a random temperature variation of ±3°C to simulate dynamic data.