Run the React App

Task

Run WeatherNow locally and see the prepared experience in the browser.

File / section

Project root and terminal.

Change

Install the project dependencies:

npm install

Then start the development server:

npm run dev

Open the local address printed by Vite.

What you should see

The first screen is the WeatherNow welcome state. You should see the branded header, temperature-unit control, city search area, location action, welcome message, and the prepared weather-app styling.

At this point the controls are intentionally not connected to real weather data. We will wire them up later.

Why this matters

This gives you a known-good visual baseline. If something breaks later, you can compare it with the working screen you have now.

Test it

Refresh the browser and confirm the welcome screen appears without a Vite or React build error.

Checkpoint

WeatherNow is running locally and the prepared interface is visible.