Weather icons for local weather app?

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#1

I’m having a hard time finding icons to use that’ll work for a local weather app. do you guys know where I can find some for free?

Incomplete Weather API data
#2

Which API are you using for your project? If you are using https://fcc-weather-api.glitch.me/, then you can refer to https://openweathermap.org/weather-conditions and match the ID under Weather condition codes to the applicable id of the weather property array of the returned JSON.

    "weather": [
        {
            "id": 500, // you can use the ID as a reference
            "main": "Rain",
            "description": "light rain",
            "icon": "10n" // you think you could use this, but sometimes it does show
        }
    ],
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#3

Aren’t the icons supposed to be included in the FCC API output?

from: https://fcc-weather-api.glitch.me/

“Images links are included in the JSON under weather[0].icon. This is enough to complete the challenge.”

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#4

where do I get my APPID from though?

#5

If you are using https://fcc-weather-api.glitch.me proxy, you do not need an APPID, because Free Code Camp has already set one up behind-the-scenes using their custom proxy, so you do not have to worry about creating your own account.

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#6

@RandellDawson may have the right idea. Despite FCC instructions, if weather conditions correspond to Mist/Fog, the complete icon URL is not listed in the JSON object. Rather than https://… , it simply lists the icon’s specific code which, in this case, is “50n”. I’ve pasted the relevant portion below.

{“coord”:{“lon”:-78.75,“lat”:35.93},“weather”:[{“id”:701,“main”:“Mist”,“description”:“mist”},{“id”:741,“main”:“Fog”,“description”:“fog”,“icon”:“50n”}]

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