Suggest Replacing Existing Weather API With OpenWeatherMap (Low Latency) #390
Description
🐛 Describe the bug
The current weather API used in the project has very slow response times, often taking several seconds to return data.
This causes noticeable delays in the weather UI and affects the overall user experience.
After testing, it seems the latency is coming from the API provider itself, not from the project code.
I recommend replacing the current API with the OpenWeatherMap API, which provides significantly faster response times and better reliability.
📌 Expected behavior
Weather data should load quickly and consistently, ideally within a fraction of a second.
Switching to the OpenWeatherMap API would improve performance due to:
- Faster global CDN
- Better uptime
- Lightweight endpoints
- Free tier availability
Additional context (if any)
Proposed API endpoint for replacement:
https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q={CITY}&appid={API_KEY}
I am also happy to help integrate the new API.
🏆 Are you contributing under any open-source program?
No