https://github.com/braydentw/weather-to-csv

A web scraper built with Python and BS4 that gathers weather forecast data 🌡 and converts it to CSV.
https://github.com/braydentw/weather-to-csv

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A web scraper built with Python and BS4 that gathers weather forecast data 🌡 and converts it to CSV.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/braydentw/weather-to-csv
• Owner: BraydenTW
• Created: 2021-02-11T17:55:17.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-02-11T17:56:04.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-02T13:13:55.287Z (13 days ago)
• Topics: beautifulsoup4, csv, forecast, python, scraper, weather, webscraper
• Language: Python
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• Size: 1000 Bytes
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# weather-to-csv

_A web scraper built with Python and BS4 that gathers weather forecast data and converts it to CSV._

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## Run this file

### Prerequisites

Make sure you have [Python](https://www.python.org/) installed.

Once finished, [fork this repository](https://github.com/BraydenTW/weather-to-csv) and run the following command in your terminal:

```sh

python scraper.py

```

Doing this, there will be an output in your terminal and a .csv file automatically generated with the given forecast data. (`weather.csv`)

## Customize the location 📍

**Currently**, the location is set on [San Francisco, CA](https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.777120000000025&lon=-122.41963999999996). In order to change where you want it:

1. Go to https://forecast.weather.gov.

2. Search for the city/town you want.

3. Copy the URL and paste it into the `requests.get()` function.

```py

page = requests.get('') # Change this URL with a valid location from https://forecast.weather.gov/

```

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_This was **not orignally** created by me. This was made by following a tutorial from [CleverProgrammer's Python Course](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F2m91eKmts)_.