Weather.com/Retro
typeofhuman
102 points
22 comments
April 02, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (12 comments)
altairprime
Don’t miss the unmute icon in the lower right (at least on my browser).
wolrah
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/
neko_ranger
perfect to throw on a mini crt looking screen in the kitchen
mrcwinn
This is so much better than their actual website.
netghost
Looks great on mobile in portrait mode. Bonus points for the audio.
rglover
Well done. Added to my home screen. Imagine a daily smooth jazz weather report will soothe the soul nicely.
scottrogers86
why do i love this so much? nostalgia hitting hard these days.
sigspec
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.
saltyoldman
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.
keyle
So good. That music had me relaxing for 5' straight.
HariPavan
Music is so relaxing.
jameslk
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