# Carrot Weather

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/carrot-weather/

8 people recommended Carrot Weather in Hacker News comments and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

5 of the 8 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”.

**Verdict:** Praised for its Dark Sky-style interface, rain alerts and accuracy, and used daily by fans. A critic says it shares a problem common to many weather apps.

Summary written by Claude from 11 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Dark Sky-style interface and vertical view (3 comments in the sample): "has a vertical view that matches Dark Sky in everything but Map, and I use it all the time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46569254)) "Carrot Weather can show you Accuweather with Dark Sky’s interface." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46569581)) "they are mostly a good UI" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46567685))
- Used daily and well liked (2 comments in the sample): "It is an amazing app that I inadvertently use more than any other on my iPhone." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46571283)) "I’ve been happy with Carrot." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46569493))
- Accurate forecasts (1 comment in the sample): "consistently one of the most accurate apps I’ve used" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46567977))

## Other weather apps people recommend

- [Apple Weather](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-weather/): 12 recommend, 6 mixed, 48 criticize
- [Yr](https://hackerapproved.com/p/yr-no/): 12 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize
- [wttr.in](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wttr-in/): 10 recommend, 1 mixed, 3 criticize
- [Acme Weather](https://hackerapproved.com/p/acme-weather/): 10 recommend, 7 mixed, 13 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.carrotweather.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Carrot Weather", https://hackerapproved.com/p/carrot-weather/ (8 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.