Ventusky
Shares rank 5 of 6 weather maps by recommenders
People recommend it as a weather map with many data layers, such as wind, precipitation and air quality, and many forecast models to compare.
People recommend it as a weather map with many data layers, such as wind, precipitation and air quality, and many forecast models to compare.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 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
Many data layers to explore
“has the best app experience in Android with many different layers like wind, precipitation, air quality”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “Acme Weather” “Both give you a huge amount of layers and datasets to mess around with.”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)” “Huge bag of data for you to mess around with.”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”
Other weather maps people recommend
The four most recommended other weather maps, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy.com | 24 | 2 | 92% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Xweather Live | 12 | 3 | 80% | 2 | — | — |
| earth.nullschool.net | 9 | 1 | 90% | 2 | — | — |
| Earth (earth.nullschool.net) | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| VentuskyThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“has the best app experience in Android with many different layers like wind, precipitation, air quality”
“Both give you a huge amount of layers and datasets to mess around with.”
“They give me a ton of information which enables me to make my own decisions about weather.”
“Huge bag of data for you to mess around with.”
“I've sort of transitioned to using Ventusky and Windy to checkout the big picture stuff”
“That in combination with ventusky gives me everything I need.”
“has a ton of different models too”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.