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🌤 Building a Real-Time Weather Warning Tracker for Malaysia with Airflow, S3, and WordPress

As someone who appreciates data-driven tools with real-world impact, I’ve decided to build a real-time weather warning tracker for Malaysia. This project will fetch, store, and display alerts from the official Malaysian government weather API, and make it interactive and accessible via a website — no technical background needed.

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🎯 Project Goals

• ✅ Automatically call the Malaysia weather warning API
• ✅ Store the data securely for reference and backup
• ✅ Display the latest warnings on a public website in an easy-to-read format
• ✅ Allow users to check the latest alerts interactively by region or severity

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⚙️ Tech Stack Overview

To achieve this, I’ll be using a modern data + web toolchain:

Purpose	Technology
Data orchestration	Apache Airflow
API access	Python + requests module
Storage/backup	Amazon S3 (optional but scalable)
Website platform	WordPress (hosted on Bluehost)
Interactive display	JavaScript (Chart.js, Leaflet, or similar) embedded via plugin or shortcode

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🔄 How It Works (Data Flow)

1. Apache Airflow DAG runs daily (or hourly)
2. Calls: https://api.data.gov.my/weather/warning
3. Response JSON is:
   • Processed via Python
   • Saved to Amazon S3 (for backup and audit)
   • Pushed via REST API to my WordPress site, or saved locally and embedded
4. WordPress page displays:
   • Latest warnings
   • Interactive filters by region / type (using JS widgets)

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💡 Why This Matters

With rising weather unpredictability, it’s crucial for Malaysians — especially those in flood-prone or coastal regions — to access timely information. This tool can:

• Empower citizens
• Assist local communities
• Be reused by NGOs or municipal councils

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🛠️ What’s Next

• 🔧 Build and test the Airflow DAG
• 🔐 Secure the data pipeline with minimal manual steps
• 🌐 Integrate output into WordPress as a shortcode block or interactive map
• 📱 Make it responsive and mobile-friendly

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If you’re interested in collaborating, offering design/UI help, or just following along, feel free to drop a comment or connect!

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