WeatherDashboard/WeatherDashboard.Console/Program.cs

using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;

var builder = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args);

builder.ConfigureAppConfiguration(config => 
{
    config.AddJsonFile("settings.json");
});

builder.ConfigureServices(services => 
{
    services.AddHttpClient();
});

var app = builder.Build();

var configuration = app.Services.GetService<IConfiguration>();
var httpClientFactory = app.Services.GetService<IHttpClientFactory>();

var httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
var apiUrl = configuration["ApiUrl"];