Brolly
A plain-text weather forecast that strips away the noise, focusing on readability and shareability.
- Category
- Other
- Launched
- August 13, 2026
- Website
- brolly.sh
Weather apps are a crowded market, each vying for attention with animated radar maps, glossy gradients, and push notifications. Brolly takes the opposite approach: a plain text forecast site that looks like a terminal output from 1985. But this isn't a nostalgic gimmick. Brolly's minimalism is a deliberate design philosophy that prioritizes readability, shareability, and honesty over visual flair. It's a refreshing counterpoint to the data dense, often overwhelming weather apps we've grown accustomed to.
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- Hacker News Show HN · · Show HN: Brolly, a plain-text weather forecast site