Xweather Live
Ranked 2 of 6 weather maps by recommenders
Fast, smooth interactive global weather map with many data layers and a real-time timeline. Common caveat: it doubles as an advertisement for commercial API subscriptions.
Fast, smooth interactive global weather map with many data layers and a real-time timeline. Common caveat: it doubles as an advertisement for commercial API subscriptions.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not 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
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 4 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
Impressive, beautiful visualization
“I have to appreciate all the work that went into this”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Xweather Live – Interactive global vector weather map” “Animating global weather patterns is super cool.”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Xweather Live – Interactive global vector weather map” “Very cool concept and worked really well”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “Xweather Live – Interactive global vector weather map” - Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Xweather Live – Interactive global vector weather map”
Many data layers and features
“It's a fun app with lots of data layers and features.”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Xweather Live – Interactive global vector weather map” “we have a LOT more data in one app”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Xweather Live – Interactive global vector weather map” Fast, smooth performance
“This is awesome and very fast especially given all the data displayed!”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Xweather Live – Interactive global vector weather map” “was smooth as butter on my M2 Macbook”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Xweather Live – Interactive global vector weather map” Real-time timeline animation
“I love how you can scob the timeline and the weather updates as you move it, in real time.”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Xweather Live – Interactive global vector weather map” “Animating global weather patterns is super cool.”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Xweather Live – Interactive global vector weather map”
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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 LiveThis page | 12 | 3 | 80% | 2 | — | — |
| earth.nullschool.net | 9 | 1 | 90% | 2 | — | — |
| Earth (earth.nullschool.net) | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Ventusky | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“we do have proprietary lightning data which may be of interest to you”
“Very cool concept and worked really well”
“I love how you can scob the timeline and the weather updates as you move it, in real time.”
“was smooth as butter on my M2 Macbook”
“This is awesome and very fast especially given all the data displayed!”
“being able to intuitively see the temperature all around the planet just creates this sense of appreciation for where we are”
“I have to appreciate all the work that went into this”
“took about 15 seconds to load for me and then lagged very hard”
“Haven't found that yet here.”
“Beautiful, brings back memories”
“the search field doesn't update the map after I type in a new location”
“we have a LOT more data in one app”
“Overlay city labels are doubled-up over map tile city labels?”
“Animating global weather patterns is super cool.”
“Works great on Chrome + desktop.”
“It looks really cool, but all the numbers jiggle around when I pan the map on my phone”
“It's a fun app with lots of data layers and features.”
“basically an ad for their API/commercial subscriptions”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.