Sundial weather app
Ranked 2 of 14 weather apps by recommenders
People recommend it for a visual circular view of the whole day's weather that feels fresher than typical weather apps. Critics say its sunset times and forecasts don't match other sources.
People recommend it for a visual circular view of the whole day's weather that feels fresher than typical weather apps. Critics say its sunset times and forecasts don't match other sources.
23 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 22
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 96%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: 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
- 22 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 22 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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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
Original, creative design
“Kudos for the truly original ideas here in the UI”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Sundial – a new way to look at a weather forecast” “Both creative and practical, in my opinion.”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Sundial – a new way to look at a weather forecast” “I like the design end the concept.”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Sundial – a new way to look at a weather forecast” - Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Sundial – a new way to look at a weather forecast”
Visual day view at a glance
“I like that I get a better “feel” of the whole day’s weather from the ring than most weather apps”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Sundial – a new way to look at a weather forecast” “all elements display beautifully and in a natural way”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Sundial – a new way to look at a weather forecast” “very visual, easier to see the weather by time”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Sundial – a new way to look at a weather forecast” Pretty, visually appealing display
“Very pretty. Would be cool if the Moon followed the real Moon phases”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Sundial – a new way to look at a weather forecast” “all elements display beautifully and in a natural way”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Sundial – a new way to look at a weather forecast” “Visually awesome and creative.”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Sundial – a new way to look at a weather forecast” Better than default weather apps
“This is the first weather app I can see myself using instead of whatever my phone or google puts in front of me”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Sundial – a new way to look at a weather forecast” “I like that I get a better “feel” of the whole day’s weather from the ring than most weather apps”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Sundial – a new way to look at a weather forecast”
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 | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brolly | 28 | 7 | 80% | 1 | — | — |
| Sundial weather appThis page | 22 | 1 | 96% | 3 | — | — |
| Apple Weather | 20 | 54 | 27% | 6 | — | — |
| Acme Weather | 17 | 13 | 57% | 2 | — | — |
| Yr | 12 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
What people said
16 of the 23 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Been using https://sundial.page recently for weather”
“This is very nice and a good idea, but it is different from how I think about the weather.”
“all elements display beautifully and in a natural way”
“Both creative and practical, in my opinion.”
“very visual, easier to see the weather by time”
“Very pretty. Would be cool if the Moon followed the real Moon phases”
“Kudos for the truly original ideas here in the UI”
“I like the design end the concept.”
“such a refreshing view at the weather”
“That's a great design, I don't think the sunset time is accurate”
“Looks like it is not taking into account DST in the US.”
“Great use of the mouse's scroll wheel to rotate the dial.”
“This is the first weather app I can see myself using instead of whatever my phone or google puts in front of me”
“I like that I get a better “feel” of the whole day’s weather from the ring than most weather apps”
“Visually awesome and creative.”
“Nice display, but the forecast doesn't agree with NOAA.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.