Acme Weather

The site doesn’t make it clear, but it’s not available worldwide. The App Store doesn’t tell you where exactly it is available, but it’s not in the UK.

This surprised me seeing as one of the example images shows Europe, including the south coast of Britain.

Re: Acme Weather

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Post by qkc3p3Jbf4 » Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC

Looks lovely. I was keen to try this but US and Canada only unfortunately.

Also: subscription fatigue is real. Of course I understand that fetching weather data isn’t free etc. (even though I’m intrigued by their homegrown forecast model) but I’ve already got 10+ subscriptions on iOS and I’m not sure if I’ve got the stomach for another. Apple’s weather app is finally good though since the Dark Sky acquisition.

Re: Acme Weather

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Post by JensenTorp » Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC

Subscription app in 2026, no thanks.

Re: Acme Weather

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Post by Lord_Zero » Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC

Is there really that much money in making a weather app where you can quit your job at apple and do that?

Re: Acme Weather

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Post by friet » Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC

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Re: Acme Weather

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Post by cryptoz » Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC

Lord_Zero wrote: post #8

Is there really that much money in making a weather app where you can quit your job at apple and do that?

They sold their last weather app to Apple for like, tens of millions or something. These aren’t some random Apple employees.

Also, it seems a common misunderstanding about some weather apps: yes, most of them just package free data and steal your privacy, but some are really much more than a “weather app”. Some are attempts at building next-generation weather forecast models, which if successful are of course worth billions.

I’ve spent a lot of time building innovative weather apps, most of my career actually. And it’s always shocking to me when people say I’m wasting time or wasting my life or look at me like, “really? You’re dedicating your life to weather apps?!”

No dawg, I’m trying to improve short term forecasts to save life and property from severe events at scale!

I’m not sure what the Acme end goal is, but surely this isn’t just a “weather app”.