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{"id":1898,"date":"2026-03-04T01:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsau.today\/?p=1898"},"modified":"2026-06-14T04:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:25:24","slug":"live-weather-dashboard-for-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsau.today\/?p=1898","title":{"rendered":"Live weather dashboard for Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n \n Sydney Weather – Live Updates<\/title>\n <style>\n * {\n margin: 0;\n padding: 0;\n box-sizing: border-box;\n }\n\n body {\n font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, sans-serif;\n \n min-height: 100vh;\n display: flex;\n justify-content: center;\n align-items: center;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n\n .container {\n background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);\n border-radius: 24px;\n box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\n max-width: 900px;\n width: 100%;\n padding: 40px;\n animation: fadeIn 0.8s ease-in;\n }\n\n @keyframes fadeIn {\n from {\n opacity: 0;\n transform: translateY(20px);\n }\n to {\n opacity: 1;\n transform: translateY(0);\n }\n }\n\n .header {\n text-align: center;\n margin-bottom: 40px;\n }\n\n .location {\n font-size: 36px;\n font-weight: 700;\n color: #2d3748;\n margin-bottom: 8px;\n }\n\n .live-indicator {\n display: inline-flex;\n align-items: center;\n gap: 8px;\n color: #e53e3e;\n font-size: 14px;\n font-weight: 600;\n }\n\n .live-dot {\n width: 8px;\n height: 8px;\n background: #e53e3e;\n border-radius: 50%;\n animation: pulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;\n }\n\n @keyframes pulse {\n 0%, 100% {\n opacity: 1;\n }\n 50% {\n opacity: 0.3;\n }\n }\n\n .current-weather {\n background: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea 0%, #764ba2 100%);\n border-radius: 16px;\n padding: 30px;\n color: white;\n margin-bottom: 30px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n\n .temperature {\n font-size: 72px;\n font-weight: 700;\n margin: 20px 0;\n }\n\n .condition {\n font-size: 24px;\n opacity: 0.9;\n margin-bottom: 10px;\n }\n\n .last-updated {\n font-size: 14px;\n opacity: 0.7;\n margin-top: 20px;\n }\n\n .forecast-section {\n margin-top: 30px;\n }\n\n .forecast-title {\n font-size: 20px;\n font-weight: 600;\n color: #2d3748;\n margin-bottom: 20px;\n }\n\n .forecast-grid {\n display: grid;\n grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(150px, 1fr));\n gap: 15px;\n }\n\n .forecast-card {\n background: #f7fafc;\n border-radius: 12px;\n padding: 20px;\n text-align: center;\n transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;\n }\n\n .forecast-card:hover {\n transform: translateY(-5px);\n box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\n }\n\n .day {\n font-weight: 600;\n color: #4a5568;\n margin-bottom: 10px;\n }\n\n .date {\n font-size: 12px;\n color: #a0aec0;\n margin-bottom: 15px;\n }\n\n .high-temp {\n font-size: 28px;\n font-weight: 700;\n color: #2d3748;\n margin-bottom: 10px;\n }\n\n .precipitation {\n font-size: 14px;\n color: #4299e1;\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n justify-content: center;\n gap: 5px;\n }\n\n .auto-update-info {\n text-align: center;\n margin-top: 30px;\n padding: 15px;\n background: #edf2f7;\n border-radius: 8px;\n font-size: 14px;\n color: #718096;\n }\n\n .loading {\n opacity: 0.6;\n pointer-events: none;\n }\n\n @media (max-width: 768px) {\n .container {\n padding: 25px;\n }\n\n .location {\n font-size: 28px;\n }\n\n .temperature {\n font-size: 56px;\n }\n\n .forecast-grid {\n grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(120px, 1fr));\n }\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <div class=\"container\" id=\"weatherContainer\">\n <div class=\"header\">\n <h1 class=\"location\">\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Sydney, Australia<\/h1>\n <div class=\"live-indicator\">\n <span class=\"live-dot\"><\/span>\n <span>LIVE UPDATES<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"current-weather\">\n <div class=\"condition\" id=\"condition\">Loading…<\/div>\n <div class=\"temperature\" id=\"temperature\">–\u00b0F<\/div>\n <div class=\"last-updated\" id=\"lastUpdated\">Updating…<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"forecast-section\">\n <h2 class=\"forecast-title\">5-Day Forecast<\/h2>\n <div class=\"forecast-grid\" id=\"forecastGrid\">\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"auto-update-info\">\n \u23f1\ufe0f Auto-refreshes every 5 minutes | Last refresh: <span id=\"refreshTime\">—<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <script>\n const SYDNEY_LAT = -33.8688;\n const SYDNEY_LON = 151.2093;\n const UPDATE_INTERVAL = 10 * 1000; 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