Flutter Weather

Abstract

1. Introduction

A Flutter application to view current weather status.

2. Objective

An elegant, easy on the eyes weather app built with flutter

This project demonstrates how Dart, Flutter, Android can be applied to a real-world Mobile App Development problem.

3. Key Features / Modules

• Beautiful minimal UI
• Dark and Light themes
• Current temperature, max and min temperature, sunset, sunrise
• Custom icons for each weather condition
• 5 day forecast
• Beautifully animated transitions
• BLoC pattern for API calls
• Line graph to show temperature variance

4. Technology Stack

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• Flutter SDK
• Android Studio or VS Code with Flutter plugin
• Android / iOS device or emulator
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/LonelyCpp/flutter_weather.git
cd flutter_weather

class ApiKey {
  static const OPEN_WEATHER_MAP = 'your_key';
}

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add push notifications with Firebase Cloud Messaging
• Add offline support with local caching
• Publish an internal test build on the Play Store

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Which framework is used and why (native vs cross-platform)?
2. How is app state managed across screens?
3. Where is the data stored — locally, Firebase or a REST backend?
4. How are permissions (camera, location, storage) handled?
5. How would you publish this app to the Play Store / App Store?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by LonelyCpp and published on GitHub under the MIT License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.