Breezy Weather
Shares rank 5 of 8 weather apps by recommenders
Free open-source Android weather app that people praise for its data and presentation, such as hourly temperature and precipitation charts. One critic finds the main page less information-dense than Dark Sky.
8 people recommended Breezy Weather in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
Summary written by Claude from 10 comments.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- mixed feelings
- 1
- warn against or regret it
- 1
The record
Recommended in 5 of 12 months
In 7 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
- Recommended in 7 threadsNeeds 5 or more, met.
- The biggest thread supplies 25% of its recommendersNeeds half or less, met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 10 of the 10 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Open source Android weather app
“BreezyWeather is a pretty good open source option for Android”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “Acme Weather” “the two best open source weather apps on Android”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)” “A really good Android open source alternative”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)” Good data and presentation
“a per hour breakdown chart for the day with temperature and precipitation profiles like breezy weather does”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Worldwide animated weather map, with easy to use layer and precise spot forecast” “It's the best weather data and presentation I ever had.”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “Open-Meteo is a free and open-source weather API for non-commercial use”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Main page less information dense
“the information density in the main page is significantly worse here than in Dark Sky”
Comment from 11 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”
Other weather apps people recommend
The four most recommended other weather apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Weather | 12 | 6 | 48 | 20% | 6 | — | — |
| Yr | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| wttr.in | 10 | 1 | 3 | 77% | 3 | — | — |
| Acme Weather | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43% | 1 | — | — |
| Breezy WeatherThis page | 8 | 1 | 1 | 89% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 opinions about it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Some of my favorites are Breeze, a weather forecast app”
“a per hour breakdown chart for the day with temperature and precipitation profiles like breezy weather does”
“I like my current weather app, Breezy”
“BreezyWeather is a pretty good open source option for Android”
“A very good looking weather app”
“It's the best weather data and presentation I ever had.”
“the information density in the main page is significantly worse here than in Dark Sky”
“Breezy doesn't communicate the daily things I need (and that the link talks about) as well for me”
“the two best open source weather apps on Android”
“A really good Android open source alternative”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.