A mobile application for hobbyist meteorologists to document and track storm events using weather data, camera integration, geolocation, and local data persistence.
Built with React Native (Expo) in under 24 hours.
- 📍 Fetches real-time weather based on device location via Open-Meteo API
- 📷 Captures storm event photos using the device camera
- 📝 Adds rich metadata: temperature, wind speed, precipitation, location, storm type, and custom notes
- 💾 Stores storm reports locally using AsyncStorage
- 📖 Displays a history of all storm reports with image and data
- 🔄 Includes refresh and reset functionality
- React Native with Expo
- TypeScript
- AsyncStorage for local storage
- Open-Meteo API for weather data
- Expo Location + Camera APIs
- Home: Current weather conditions (temp, wind speed, precipitation)
- Storm Report: Take a photo and document storm event
- Storm History: View a list of saved storm reports
- 📦 Install Dependencies
npm install▶️ Start the Expo App
npx expo startThis will open the Expo Dev Tools in your browser.
- 📱 Run on Device or Emulator Scan the QR code with the Expo Go app on your iOS or Android device.
OR press i to open in iOS simulator, a for Android emulator (if set up).
- ✅ Unit tested with Jest + Testing Library
- Includes utility function tests (e.g., coordinate formatting)
To run tests:
npm test- Total time spent: ~12 hours
- Planning & Setup: 2h
- Weather & Location Integration: 2h
- Camera + Metadata Capture: 2h
- Local Storage & History Screen: 2h
- UI Enhancements: 1h
- Bug Fixes & Testing: 1h
- README + Polish: 1h