🌍 3D Weather Forecast Web App

A web-based 3D weather simulation app powered by CesiumJS — a modern open-source alternative to Google Earth. This project displays weather data for any location on Earth using Cesium's 3D globe visualization.

🚀 Features

• 🌐 Realistic 3D globe using CesiumJS
• ⛅ Live weather data integration (e.g., from OpenWeatherMap)
• 📍 Location-based weather overlays
• 🔄 Easy to modify and extend with other APIs
• 💡 Educational use of 3D geospatial tools

🧑‍💻 Demo

🔗 Live Demo

📦 Technologies Used

• CesiumJS
• HTML / CSS / JavaScript
• OpenWeatherMap API (optional)
• Cesium Ion Token

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🔐 Cesium Ion Access Token Setup

1. Go to https://cesium.com/ion.
2. Sign up or log in to your Cesium account.
3. Click on Access Tokens in your dashboard.
4. Create a new token or use the default one.
5. In your index.html or JavaScript file, replace the placeholder with your token:

Cesium.Ion.defaultAccessToken = 'YOUR_CESIUM_ION_ACCESS_TOKEN';

🔴 Important: Never expose your Cesium token in public repositories if it has write or billing permissions. Use environment variables or restrict the token scope when possible.

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🛠 How to Run Locally

git clone https://github.com/your-username/weather-forecast-cesium.git
cd weather-forecast-cesium

1. Open index.html in a browser with live server or local web server.
2. Ensure you’ve added your Cesium token in the script section.
3. Optionally add your own weather data API integration.

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📷 Screenshots

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📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

MIT License

Original project by: [pafavero](https://github.com/pafavero)  
Modified and extended by: **Your Name or GitHub Username**

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🙌 Acknowledgements

• CesiumJS
• OpenWeatherMap

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📫 Contact

Have suggestions or want to collaborate? 📧 your.email@codewithkinu.com | 🌐 portfolio-link

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### ✅ Next Steps:

- Let me know your **GitHub username** and if you’d like the token to be stored securely.
- I can also help you generate a `.env`-based setup if you're using Node/Vite/React.
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