Searching for Cities
The search bar is the heart of Dekipi Weather. It appears on the homepage and in the sticky header on every weather page.
Typing a Query
Start typing any city name — results appear after the first character.
Shorter queries work well. Typing "Lon" will surface London, Long Beach,
Longview, and others instantly. You don't need to type the full name.
Navigating the Dropdown
Once results appear you can navigate them entirely from the keyboard:
↓ Arrow DownMove the highlight down one result.
↑ Arrow UpMove the highlight up one result (wraps to the bottom).
EnterNavigate to the highlighted city. If nothing is highlighted, navigates using the raw text you typed.
EscapeClose the dropdown and remove focus from the input.
TabClose the dropdown and move focus to the next element on the page.
Reading the Results
Each result row shows:
- City name — the full display name (e.g. "São Paulo")
- Country badge — a two-letter ISO code like
BRorGB - Admin region — the state/province, shown on wider screens (e.g. "California")
Up to 8 results are returned per query. The footer of the dropdown shows the total count and a keyboard shortcut hint.
Pressing Enter Without Selecting
If you type a city name and press Enter without selecting from the dropdown (or if the search service is temporarily unavailable), Dekipi will attempt to look up the city directly from the weather API. This is useful for uncommon spellings or very small towns that may not appear in autocomplete.
If the city cannot be found by the weather API, you'll see a City Not Found page. Try an alternate spelling or search for the nearest large city.
Clearing the Input
Click the × button that appears on the right of the input whenever there is text. This clears the query, closes the dropdown, and returns focus to the input so you can start a new search.