195 pointsby typeofhuman8 hours ago16 comments
  • wolrah7 hours ago
    This appears to be a fairly low effort simulation of a WeatherStar 4000, but it's been done much better by someone else here: https://weatherstar.netbymatt.com/

    Also for those of us like me who grew up with a cable provider that still ran the old WeatherStar III, there's this one: https://weatherstar3000.netbymatt.com/

    • troad5 hours ago
      This may be an age or geography thing, but Weather.com/Retro looks a lot more like the weather channels I remember than either of your two links.

      I don't think they were trying to recreate the thing you were expecting, but it seems a little harsh to call it low effort. It's neat! A fun little nod to their history.

    • Implement73475 hours ago
      The blurring/low quality effect in the weather.com version is so much convincing, it feels like watching it through a CRT tv
    • jamesbfb19 minutes ago
      Edit: deleted, someone already mention non-US locations not working
    • kelnos2 hours ago
      As others have stated, no, this isn't a simulation of WeatherStar. It does, however, look exactly like the weather channel did when I was a kid. (New Jersey and Maryland, in the 80s and 90s)
    • Levitating28 minutes ago
      weather.com/retro adjusted to my location based on ip. The one you linked does not allow non-US locations.
    • efilife7 hours ago
      The one you posted works only for americans
      • kube-system6 hours ago
        Because, IIRC (it has been a while since I’ve looked at the code) it grabs weather from the US National Weather Service… which is also a primary source of data for the original WeatherStar.

        It’s useful for this purpose because all of the data is in the same format as the original down to the different forecast types and phrasing used

      • wolrah7 hours ago
        Were the real things ever available outside of America?

        Either way, thanks to the wonders of open source here's a fork that works for other parts of the world: https://mwood77.github.io/ws4kp-international/

        • justsomehnguy6 hours ago
          Got really confused why is my WinAmp was double decked there.

          Thanks!

      • an hour ago
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    • Waterluvian6 hours ago
      This is pretty neat. I think I probably get this transmission on Infochammel.
    • kelvinjps106 hours ago
      that one doesn't put my laptop to aspirate and it;s fast
    • zoklet-enjoyer6 hours ago
      Ughhhh snow storm tomorrow
  • sigspec5 hours ago
    I love how it's built. How they did the blurring and filter stacking. I assumed the whole thing was being streamed in as video.

    Good job Weather Channel dev. I just wish it would loop forever. Make a loop checkbox at the start screen.

    Also the music slaps.

    • deepfriedbits5 hours ago
      I agree. It's really cool. I wonder if this was written with AI assistance. Seems like the perfect kind of fun project that a dev team would really be able to crank out pretty quickly whereas five years ago, there might not have been time or budget for something like this.
  • jameslk4 hours ago
    It's nearly perfect. My only complaint is I wish it would keep playing on repeat, and rotate through more smooth jazz. Then I could have this on a screen in my living room, fall asleep on my couch in a snuggie, and wake up to its garish light and jazz at 3am just like old times
  • odirootan hour ago
    Looks awesome, if only it used correct units.
    • gHA5an hour ago
      You can change the units in the settings, accessible from the start screen
  • leduyquang7532 hours ago
    "This content is no longer available in your area"

    What kind of sensitive thing is there that the page must be region-restricted?

  • marald39 minutes ago
    Awesome, nice retro vibe. I used to build these channels back in the day in Scala Info channel (narrowcasting) for hospitals and radio stations etc. Would love to see a metric switch to C en km/h
    • sp0rk11 minutes ago
      > Would love to see a metric switch to C en km/h

      You can change the units and location by clicking the gear icon next to the city on the screen it shows in between broadcasts.

  • altairprime7 hours ago
    Don’t miss the unmute icon in the lower right (at least on my browser).
    • pan693 hours ago
      But once you unmute, there is no way back...
      • imp0cat2 hours ago
        Once you unmute, your browser should display a speaker icon for that tab, which you can use to mute the tab again.
  • keyle5 hours ago
    So good. That music had me relaxing for 5' straight.
  • netghost6 hours ago
    Looks great on mobile in portrait mode. Bonus points for the audio.
  • scottrogers866 hours ago
    why do i love this so much? nostalgia hitting hard these days.
  • rglover6 hours ago
    Well done. Added to my home screen. Imagine a daily smooth jazz weather report will soothe the soul nicely.
  • mrcwinn6 hours ago
    This is so much better than their actual website.
  • neko_ranger6 hours ago
    perfect to throw on a mini crt looking screen in the kitchen
  • HariPavan5 hours ago
    Music is so relaxing.
  • lazydaysan hour ago
    looks cool
  • saltyoldman5 hours ago
    Now we just need gen AI weatherwoman with a really really bad bluescreen and have her show the 3d map rotating around randomly toward cities.