Yes, I use GB instead of Garmin Connect. I have been doing it for the last year (started Feb 2025). I have a Fenix 7X. It has been pretty great overall. GB shows a lot of information, and does everything I want, and nothing I don't... They recently added Health Connect functionality, which is really cool.
The only issue I've had was for a couple months I was having issues with my watch getting into a really bad state and needing a factory reset. It would reboot and then get stuck at "processing FIT files" (is something). I disabled auto syncing, since I theorized that maybe sometimes the sync would get interrupted or something, and Garmin firmware might freak out about it. Now I just occasionally manually sync, generally while sitting at my desk.
Besides that issue, I've loved GB. I finally donated last week, since I've gotten so much value from GB and they're doing such good work.
I'm giving it a try. It does look like a good option. My only concern is that there don't seem to be many source options for the US. There were several that showed up as unavailable when I first started, it that no longer show as options now that I've configured it. I'm puzzled.
I also installed the KNMI (royal Dutch meteorological institute) weather app recently, because some other popular Dutch weather services tried to sue them for making their free app too good.
WeatherCAN which is made and run by Environment Canada (government run). Many weather services and apps get their data from them anyway so might as well get it right from the source.
I just keep a shortcut to the NOAA 2day hourly forecast for my location on the home screen. If I need to see the radar it's a few clicks away.
But I've got an air quality and temperature sensor on my back porch, and am working on a rain detector as well, so the preference is towards local conditions
I love NOAA’s hourly graphs. It is a quick visual way to understand the expected forecast. I wish I could find a good iPhone app that does something similar. Carrot is pretty good, but has annoying popups asking you to subscribe to premium.
My dudes and dudettes , I’m blown away by the response. I’m going to be busy trying them all out. Thank you for the responses and I hope others found some good insight!
Wrote my own digest of NOAA text products. It's a URL: Gnashtooth's Weather. Needs US Zip Code. Then bookmark the details page to return. Also, there is a current-conditions page:
LAFAYETTE PURDUE UNIV AIRPORT (KLAF)
Temperature: 24.1°F
Dewpoint: 12.0°F
Wind: NNE at 3 mph
Visibility: Unlimited
Sky: Mostly clear
Barometer: 30.44 inHg
Recorded: Sat 07 Feb 2026 11:54 AM Etc/GMT+5 (Sat 07 Feb 2026 16:54 PM Etc/UTC)
en: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/decoded/KLAF.TXT
And there is a one-liner. You can include the one-liner in your eMail sig if your mail user agent (MUA) allows a shell script. Just download and print:
Aesthetically, one of my favorites is Zoom Earth. Visually its really impressive. Not the best for granular detail on a local area’s weather but still very cool
Weawow. It's maintained by a lovely Japanese man who doesn't sell any of the data or user info. It is one of the best visualized weather applications I have ever seen and lets you pick from a bunch of different models.
I maintain that close to you geographically is better, so I use the services provided by my country's metereological institute. They also provide human friendly data (much more than the web ui) as json or xml, and I scripted a little app around that. It's not hard.
Bura. But I am currently working on my own weather service and might use it more than Bura once it's done.
No JavaScript, no bullshit, focus on clean design and user experience and full focus on privacy. I publish updates on Mastodon under the hashtag serenum.
Yr is Norwegian, but afaics they're pretty good with nearby countries, too. It's a product of their metreological institute, which seems like a good option privacy-wise. Not that such institutes have to be ad or data ming free, but they usually are.
That's what I use. You can pick which weather service you use, too. I'm in Canada, but find that Norway meteorology service is good. When the wife and I are comparing forecasts she'll ask, "What do the Norwegians say".
Or later, "Your Norwegians never predicted this!".
Uses the US National Weather Service for data. The UI is basic but it has all the maps. Probably overkill and too complex for normal people but good for weather watchers, amateur meteorologists and pilots.
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nathan@piefed.alphapuggle.dev · 74 pts · 191d
https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather
Armand1@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 191d
+1
I discovered it when I found it was shipped with CalyxOS and honestly it's way better than anything else I've found.
csolisr@hub.azkware.net · 1 pts · 186d
It even relays warnings from my national meteorological service! Not even the standard Google app does that
white_nrdy@programming.dev · 3 pts · 191d
I discovered breezy when I started using GadgetBridge since breezy can provide the weather for GB. So my Garmin gets its weather from Breezy.
Sunny@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 191d
Ouhh this has peaked my interest! Do you use GB instead of Garmin app? Which Garmin do u use? Whats the experience using GB been?
white_nrdy@programming.dev · 2 pts · 191d
Yes, I use GB instead of Garmin Connect. I have been doing it for the last year (started Feb 2025). I have a Fenix 7X. It has been pretty great overall. GB shows a lot of information, and does everything I want, and nothing I don't... They recently added Health Connect functionality, which is really cool.
The only issue I've had was for a couple months I was having issues with my watch getting into a really bad state and needing a factory reset. It would reboot and then get stuck at "processing FIT files" (is something). I disabled auto syncing, since I theorized that maybe sometimes the sync would get interrupted or something, and Garmin firmware might freak out about it. Now I just occasionally manually sync, generally while sitting at my desk.
Besides that issue, I've loved GB. I finally donated last week, since I've gotten so much value from GB and they're doing such good work.
Sunny@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 190d
Thanks for sharing! Sounds like ita time for me to checkout GB!
Curious_Canid@piefed.ca · 1 pts · 191d
I'm giving it a try. It does look like a good option. My only concern is that there don't seem to be many source options for the US. There were several that showed up as unavailable when I first started, it that no longer show as options now that I've configured it. I'm puzzled.
TurkeyDurkey@piefed.world · 2 pts · 191d
Didn't a bunch lose funding and shutdown? I forgot
thegreekgeek@midwest.social · 1 pts · 190d
I also ran into this, you need to check which version you're running. The FOSS option doesn't allow non-free sources iirc.
Danitos@reddthat.com · 35 pts · 191d
Breezy Weather, avaiable at Fdroid. Have been quite happy with it.
jjlinux@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 190d
Yeah, this is what I've been using for the last, I guess 3 - 4 years. I try new ones every now and then, but always find myself coming back to Breeze.
Ghoelian@piefed.social · 28 pts · 191d
Mainly breezy weather.
I also installed the KNMI (royal Dutch meteorological institute) weather app recently, because some other popular Dutch weather services tried to sue them for making their free app too good.
Coleslaw4145@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 191d
To add to this, make sure to get the one from Izzyondroid rather than F-Droid because the F-Droid one has a few features stripped out
merde@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 191d
i downgraded and stopped updating breeze a couple of months ago. Their new design is awful
jwt@programming.dev · 24 pts · 191d
Only allowable time to say you use windows.
A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 11 pts · 191d
It should come on all weather apps as a sort of health warning:
DONT FORGET TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW
RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 191d
I use BOM, Australian government weather service.
pHr34kY@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 191d
It's funny that we complain about it, but it's completely free, unrestricted, and beats everything else hands-down.
RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 191d
I don't even complain about them, it's mostly accurate and I'm rural so temps are gonna be out anyway.
Some app wanted me to pay for weather and it's like.. bro that shits free?
pHr34kY@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 191d
Just like hospital care, amirite? 😆
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 191d
WeatherCAN which is made and run by Environment Canada (government run). Many weather services and apps get their data from them anyway so might as well get it right from the source.
ageedizzle@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 191d
swicano@programming.dev · 10 pts · 191d
I just keep a shortcut to the NOAA 2day hourly forecast for my location on the home screen. If I need to see the radar it's a few clicks away.
But I've got an air quality and temperature sensor on my back porch, and am working on a rain detector as well, so the preference is towards local conditions
xylogx@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 190d
I love NOAA’s hourly graphs. It is a quick visual way to understand the expected forecast. I wish I could find a good iPhone app that does something similar. Carrot is pretty good, but has annoying popups asking you to subscribe to premium.
Adderbox76@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 191d
Breezy. Because AsteroidOS and Gadgetbridge.
64bithero@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 191d
My dudes and dudettes , I’m blown away by the response. I’m going to be busy trying them all out. Thank you for the responses and I hope others found some good insight!
nullroot@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 191d
Yeah I have ADHD overload trying to process all the suggestions. Very cool lemmy
Zerush@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 190d
The best weather forecast is always the one from the official weather agency of your country
CCRhode@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 191d
Wrote my own digest of NOAA text products. It's a URL: Gnashtooth's Weather. Needs US Zip Code. Then bookmark the details page to return. Also, there is a current-conditions page:
And there is a one-liner. You can include the one-liner in your eMail sig if your mail user agent (MUA) allows a shell script. Just download and print:
mike_wooskey@lemmy.thewooskeys.com · 7 pts · 191d
I use Cirrus becau I love its ingenious widget: it shows the next 12 hours of weather (not temperature) in a tiny space that's super easy to read.
RhondaSandTits@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 190d
Rain
https://github.com/darkmoonight/Rain
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social · 5 pts · 191d
Aesthetically, one of my favorites is Zoom Earth. Visually its really impressive. Not the best for granular detail on a local area’s weather but still very cool
https://zoom.earth/
goldenquetzal@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 191d
Weawow. It's maintained by a lovely Japanese man who doesn't sell any of the data or user info. It is one of the best visualized weather applications I have ever seen and lets you pick from a bunch of different models.
blackbrook@mander.xyz · 7 pts · 190d
It blows Breezy away.
jjlinux@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 190d
I was going to try this, but...
Instant deal killer right there. I guess I'm staying on Breeze weather.
deprecateddino@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 190d
It works with MicroG...
jjlinux@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 190d
Yeah, I'm on GrapheneOS and don't want anything to do with Google, even via Microg. Plus, I think MicroG doesn't work with GrapheneOS.
Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 191d
Yr.no
A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 191d
I maintain that close to you geographically is better, so I use the services provided by my country's metereological institute. They also provide human friendly data (much more than the web ui) as json or xml, and I scripted a little app around that. It's not hard.
EchoCranium@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 191d
I use "Windy" in the US. They have over 50 different map overlays.
airikr@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 191d
Bura. But I am currently working on my own weather service and might use it more than Bura once it's done.
No JavaScript, no bullshit, focus on clean design and user experience and full focus on privacy. I publish updates on Mastodon under the hashtag serenum.
DGen@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 191d
For Germans: Deutscher Wetterdienst. Its free. But of you pay one time, you'll get a bigger functionality.
Also Kachelmannwetter for Website
robustdoctrine@lemmy.wtf · 3 pts · 190d
I use yr.no. Made by Norwegian Meteorological Institute. I particularly like their detailed 10 day forcast.
klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol · 3 pts · 187d
Weather Master: https://apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.pranshulgg.weather_master_app
It's good enough to tell me what I can see out of the window, and what I'll probably see out of the window for the next few days
upstroke4448@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 191d
https://github.com/TylerWilliamson/QuickWeather
SuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 184d
Lanske@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 191d
KNMI and Yr apps for me. Knmi is dutch and Yr norwegian i believe.
A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 191d
Yr is Norwegian, but afaics they're pretty good with nearby countries, too. It's a product of their metreological institute, which seems like a good option privacy-wise. Not that such institutes have to be ad or data ming free, but they usually are.
Lanske@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 191d
They are very good for us in the Netherlands!
Kornblumenratte@feddit.org · 2 pts · 191d
open-meteo.com docs. I just use https://open-meteo.com/en/docs as it is.
MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 191d
I use Weawow on mobile and desktop since the UK Met Office created their "new design" for their website.
HamsterRage@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 191d
That's what I use. You can pick which weather service you use, too. I'm in Canada, but find that Norway meteorology service is good. When the wife and I are comparing forecasts she'll ask, "What do the Norwegians say".
Or later, "Your Norwegians never predicted this!".
baschi29@feddit.org · 2 pts · 191d
I use https://f-droid.org/packages/co.prestosole.clima
Very simple and stupid name, but does its job pretty well.
Zerush@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 190d
On Mobile the widget from AEMET, the Spanish Meteorology Agency, on Desktop the inbuild weather widget in Vivaldi (home/new tab page)
Anonymouse@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 190d
wX
Uses the US National Weather Service for data. The UI is basic but it has all the maps. Probably overkill and too complex for normal people but good for weather watchers, amateur meteorologists and pilots.
RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 191d
I bookmark the Environment Canada page for my area. Weather warnings has been added to my RSS reader.
joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 191d
Android:
OSS Weather from Meteo france https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.akylas.weather
OpenWeather https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.openweather
Overmorrow https://github.com/bmaroti9/Overmorrow
Linux:
Mousam https://amit9838.github.io/mousam/
utopiah@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 191d
Website https://www.meteo.be/ and their app be.irm.kmi.meteo but that's just Belgium.
TechnoCat@piefed.social · 0 pts · 191d
Bonesince1997@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 191d
NOAA (Unofficial) - USA
I prefer this app over NOAA's website.