earth.nullschool.net
Ranked 3 of 6 weather maps by recommenders
Free website with animated maps of global wind, weather and ocean data, valued for its wealth of meteorological information and its soothing, living-Earth feel.
Free website with animated maps of global wind, weather and ocean data, valued for its wealth of meteorological information and its soothing, living-Earth feel.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 90%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Immersive animated globe and wind
“the 3d globe view is also equally rare when scouting out larger regional weather”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Earth.nullschool.net” “You really get a sense of a living Earth”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Earth.nullschool.net” “The wind animations are so soothing.”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Earth.nullschool.net” Useful comfort metrics like wet-bulb
“Nice to have web bulb temps available as that is a true measure of comfort level for humans.”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Earth.nullschool.net” “Overlay MI (Misery Index) checks out with what I'm experiencing”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Earth.nullschool.net”
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy.com | 24 | 2 | 92% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Xweather Live | 12 | 3 | 80% | 2 | — | — |
| earth.nullschool.netThis page | 9 | 1 | 90% | 2 | — | — |
| Earth (earth.nullschool.net) | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Ventusky | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The website works for me.”
“The site has an absolute wealth of meterological data.”
“Overlay MI (Misery Index) checks out with what I'm experiencing”
“The wind animations are so soothing.”
“it pretty much floods the browser navigation history”
“You really get a sense of a living Earth”
“Nice to have web bulb temps available as that is a true measure of comfort level for humans.”
“the 3d globe view is also equally rare when scouting out larger regional weather”
“which pioneered browser atmospheric visualization”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.