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Beautiful intuitive weather forecasts that don't rely on numbers/units

Beautiful intuitive weather forecasts that don't rely on numbers/units

by Leftium·Apr 5, 2026·4 points·7 comments
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Weather app removing all numbers when DarkSky already proved visual-first forecasts work.

Strengths
  • •Calm mode truly commits to numberless UI by removing all numerical data
  • •Dynamic background color based on sun angle adds ambient context
  • •60-min precipitation forecasts powered by AI-assisted implementation
Weaknesses
  • •Weather app category is extremely crowded with established incumbents
  • •Removing numbers may limit practical utility for power users
Category
Design
Target Audience

General users wanting intuitive weather visualization without parsing numbers

Similar To

DarkSky · MerrySky · Weather Underground

Post Description

- Visualize weather metrics via space and colors

- Compare current/future conditions with weather you experienced the day before

- Understand/compare how conditions change through out the day

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WeatherSense started out as a hand-coded project: https://github.com/Leftium/weather-sense

- Would you consider this project a good example of how AI can be used to enhance coding?

- Claude helped implement many new features from the backlog, like 60-min precipitation forecasts

- Claude helped add some whimsical features: I only considered adding because AI made it cheap to experiment:

* "Calm mode:" truly emphasizes how WeatherSense doesn't need numbers by removing/replacing all numbers from UI

* Dynamic background color based on sun angle

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Major inspirations:

- DarkSky

- MerrySky (https://merrysky.net)

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