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Abstract

To address public demand for real-time and convenient meteorological information, this study designs and implements the “I Weather” WeChat mini program based on the lightweight and shareable advantages of mini program and authoritative data from the National Meteorological Center. The system adopts a uni-app cross-platform framework combined with Spring Boot backend microservices. The front end integrates core functions including real-time weather query, hourly/daily forecast, disaster warning, and typhoon track visualization, covering over 80 meteorological graphic and text products. The back end establishes an FTP-based data acquisition, multi-threaded parsing, and Redis message queue-driven page static generation workflow to ensure real-time and efficient distribution of massive meteorological data. Tests show that the mini program achieves an average query response time of less than 1.5 seconds and a user satisfaction rate of 92%. During a three-month trial, it serves over 10 million users, with 35% of new users acquired through social sharing. This platform effectively enhances the efficiency and coverage of meteorological information dissemination, providing a feasible path for modernizing meteorological services.

Keywords

WeChat; Mini Program; terminal design; weather forecast; warning information

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Funding

National Meteorological Center Meteorological High Quality Development Special Project (QXGZL202521, QXGZL202522); The China Meteorological Administration unveiled the leading projects (CMAJBGS202522, CMAJBGS202523)

About the authors

Qi Dan (1979-), female, Han ethnicity, from Jilin, Jilin, China, senior engineer, master's student, research direction: forecasting services and applied meteorology; Corresponding author: Zhao Rui (1977-), male, Han ethnicity, from Xining, Qinghai Province, senior engineer, master's student, research direction: development of meteorological information technology and forecasting platform.