Zoom Earth
Shares rank 4 of 5 weather maps by recommenders
A long-running satellite weather map site from Neave, recommended for being well regarded and for its iPhone app.
5 people recommended Zoom Earth in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
3 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Acme Weather”.
Summary written by Claude from 4 comments.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 0
The record
Recommended in 2 of 12 months
In 3 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not 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: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
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 2 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 3 threadsNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 3 of its 5 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 4 of the 6 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Long-running and well regarded
“Neave has been around forever they’re great”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “Acme Weather” Well-liked iPhone app
“whose iPhone app is terrific”
Comment from 8 Aug 2026 in “DeepMind's WeatherNext model achieves breakthrough forecasting cyclones” Simply considered good
“handles that… I just think it's good”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “Acme Weather”
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 | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy.com | 22 | 2 | 2 | 92% | 6 | — | Approved |
| earth.nullschool.net | 13 | 0 | 1 | 93% | 4 | — | — |
| Xweather Live | 9 | 3 | 3 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
| Zoom EarthThis page | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Ventusky | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 6 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“whose iPhone app is terrific”
“Neave has been around forever they’re great”
“handles that… I just think it's good”
“Check out zoom.earth, found it recently.”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.