▲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.
deepfriedbits4 days 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.
reply▲I could be remembering wrong but I believe that's a (the?) track they actually used back when this was on TV
reply▲I can't remember either but they nailed it. When the sax comes in and the voice overlay hit's you with "Your extended forecast"; I'm right back in the kitchen before school eating cereal with the kitchen TV on the weather channel.
Edit: another comment mentioned it was generated with Suno
Wow; a win for Suno if true!
reply▲This. Please please make this loop!
reply▲reply▲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.
> 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.
That'll be a memory thing then, because unsurprisingly there are some serious Weather Channel nerds out there and the history of the local programming as well as the STARs that powered it is quite well documented.
The only thing that looked anything like this was the WS4000. WeatherStar III and Jr. didn't have graphics at all while WeatherStar XL had a much more modern graphic design.
If you want to nerd out on this stuff, here's a good link to start with: https://www.twcarchive.com/wiki/Weather_Star
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)
reply▲Implement73474 days ago
[-] The blurring/low quality effect in the weather.com version is so much convincing, it feels like watching it through a CRT tv
reply▲weather.com/retro adjusted to my location based on ip. The one you linked does not allow non-US locations.
reply▲The one you posted works only for americans
reply▲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
sandy_coyote2 days ago
[-] This reminds me of a sports channel I recall from the late 80s on cable TV. Sportsnet? Sportswire? I can't find anything about it online but I remember the music well.
reply▲This is pretty neat. I think I probably get this transmission on Infochammel.
reply▲Edit: deleted, someone already mention non-US locations not working
reply▲Ughhhh snow storm tomorrow
reply▲that one doesn't put my laptop to aspirate and it;s fast
reply▲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
reply▲If you like the smooth jazz, I can't recommend Watercolors on Sirius XM highly enough! Basically this sound, but 24/7.
reply▲I have a old tv that I want to have this running , thinking of the cheapest way to get this playing (with new hardware prices increasing).
Probably still a rpi.
Great job. Thanks. Why the intermittant timed stop? Is it just to break it up since its a short clip?
Like others have said, there are several projects recreating the old weather channel vibe, each with its own spin. And if you don't need current weather info, there are some good yt vids that play old clips with the music in the background.
reply▲The Weather Channel did (does?) a segment called "Local on the 8s," where it would play a brief local weather update like this one on time slots ending in 8, which this site replicates.
reply▲Got it. That also answers my question of "why 8 minutes?" Thanks.
reply▲This is really cool. But showing Fahrenheit, despite everything else is perfectly localized, for my home town Hamburg in Germany, is somewhat useless. Guys from the US, we use Celcius here! :-P
reply▲you can change the unit in settings, just click the gear on countdown page
reply▲Ah, nice, thank you very much. But it is impossible to reach the countdown page once you are in. So it is almost impossible to make the switch, because you notice the Fahrenheit thing only if it is too late. And it looses the setting after a reload..
reply▲reply▲This is rad. Any info on running it on a small box for the living room? It would be perfect for my parents.
reply▲Don’t miss the unmute icon in the lower right (at least on my browser).
reply▲But once you unmute, there is no way back...
reply▲Once you unmute, your browser should display a speaker icon for that tab, which you can use to mute the tab again.
reply▲leduyquang7534 days ago
[-] "This content is no longer available in your area"
What kind of sensitive thing is there that the page must be region-restricted?
As we get set to leave NATO, we are taking all our toys with us. No more weather for you.
reply▲Looks awesome, if only it used correct units.
reply▲You can change the units in the settings, accessible from the start screen
reply▲This hit the nostalgia hard. To complete this would be an IPTV feed to stream it through my TV. It would be nice to be able to wake up and put this on while eating breakfast.
reply▲This is so much better than their actual website.
reply▲This needs to be an Apple TV app!! Way more fun than watching fly by skyscrapers.
reply▲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
reply▲> 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.
Looks great on mobile in portrait mode. Bonus points for the audio.
reply▲So good. That music had me relaxing for 5' straight.
reply▲Well done. Added to my home screen. Imagine a daily smooth jazz weather report will soothe the soul nicely.
reply▲OMG THIS BROUGHT ME WAYYYYYYYY BACK!!!!
Thank you so much, y'all!
perfect to throw on a mini crt looking screen in the kitchen
reply▲Ah, that old soft jazz...
reply▲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.
reply▲how to change language....mine's making me chinese
reply▲SuperSwoleja3 days ago
[-] Click the Gear icon on the bottom of the page to specify the Location, Units, and Language!
reply▲only on the start screen - try a full refresh
reply▲gah only simplified Chinese
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