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24 alternatives to Dark Sky for Web

Hyperlocal weather information, now on the web ⛈

Dark Sky for Web is a weather web application that provides hyperlocal weather information. It delivers detailed, location-specific weather data accessible through a web browser. The tool is designed for users who need… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dark Sky for Web launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Rainbow Weather▲479

   AI forecast, today's weather, and a hurricane tracker

   2024 · rainbow.ai · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Dark Sky 5▲269

   Weather app that predicts if it will rain or snow (and more)

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The current sky at your approximate location, as a CSS gradient▲788

   For HTML Day 2025 [1], I made a web service that displays the current sky at your approximate location as a CSS gradient. Colours are simulated on-demand using atmospheric absorption and scattering coefficients. Updates every minute, without the use of client-side JavaScript. Source code and additional information is available on GitHub: https://github.com/dnlzro/horizon [1] https://html.energy/html-day/2025/index.html

   2025 · sky.dlazaro.ca · its alternatives →

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   Dark Sky▲6

   The most accurate source of hyperlocal weather information

   2016 · support.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dark Sky▲128

   Weather app that predicts when it will rain or snow

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Dark Sky for Apple Watch▲86

   Weather Radar, Hyperlocal Forecasts, and Storm Alerts

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sun▲120

   Beautiful weather forecast powered by Dark Sky

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Wx4Me▲5

   Hyperlocal Weather. Rain Viewer Radar and Apple WeatherKit.

   2022 · wx4me.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Weather.io▲80

   Weather webapp with clean UI and glassmorphism look

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Weather Underground ▲193

    Hyper local weather from a network of weather stations

    2016 · wunderground.com · its alternatives →

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    Unlocal▲81

    Easily keep track of the time and weather across the world

    2022 · unlocal.xyz · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Horizon▲87

    Sunset prediction webapp

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Tinyclouds▲217

    An adorable new weather app for iPhone and iPad

    2018 · tinyclouds.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Optic Weather▲87

    Experience the weather like never before

    2023 · opticweather.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    MineWeather▲144

    Visualize the weather in a Minecraft setting on Chrome

    2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Cloudy▲117

    Your new favourite weather app for iOS ☀️

    2018 · getcloudy.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Meteo▲152

    Forecast the weather with geolocation

    2016 · invasivecode.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    High School Student's First App – NWS Weather Report▲62

    Stay ahead of the weather with precise 48-hour radar, forecasts, and real-time updates from the National Weather Service. Now with Hurricane Outlooks!

    2024 · weatherreportnow.com · its alternatives →

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    Troposphere▲69

    Weather forecasts at a glance

    2019 · troposphere.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Weather-10kb▲112

    Get the hourly weather in under 10kb

    2017 · juvida.nl · its alternatives →

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    Forecast▲107

    Stripe for Weather

    2014 · support.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22FW
    First WebGL app. Uses NOAA data to visualize storm paths back to 1848.▲55

    2012 · callum.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Suifeng▲63

    Global weather, virtual background light music

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Weather2Geo – Geolocate screenshots from weather widgets▲54

    Hi HN, I built an OSINT tool called Weather2Geo that helps locate where a screenshot was taken based on the weather widget data visible (e.g. temp, condition, and local time in the taskbar). People often post these without realizing how specific those values can be in combination. It works by comparing the given weather condition, temperature, and time against current data from thousands of cities. It’s timezone-aware, supports fuzzy matching, and groups results geographically to reduce noise. It’s most effective on recent screenshots, ideally taken within the last hour—since weather and…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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