Weather.exe
Windows 95-style weather app for iOS and Android
Project Overview
Weather.exe brings the charm of Windows 95 to your iOS and Android weather forecast. Every panel, title bar, and button is faithfully recreated in the iconic silver-gray aesthetic - beveled edges, raised panels, and all. It's a fully functional weather app wrapped in a love letter to the golden age of desktop computing.
The app's core differentiator is its nostalgic UI. Weather data is sourced from Open-Meteo, providing accurate global coverage with no API key or account required.
Features
- Windows 95-style UI - title bars, beveled panels, a Start button, and the iconic silver-gray color scheme
- Current conditions - temperature, feels like, weather description, wind, precipitation, cloud cover
- Hourly forecast - 48-hour scrollable outlook with icons and temperatures
- 10-day forecast - daily high/low with weather icons for each day
- Detailed stats - wind speed, gusts & direction, sunrise/sunset, humidity, dew point, visibility, barometric pressure
- Multiple locations - save and switch between any number of cities worldwide
- Imperial & metric units - toggle between Fahrenheit/Celsius, mph/km/h, inches/mm
- Global coverage - powered by Open-Meteo with worldwide forecast data
Who It's For
- Anyone who grew up with Windows 95 and wants a hit of nostalgia
- Retro aesthetic and Y2K enthusiasts
- Users who want a clean, no-nonsense weather app with character
- Anyone tired of bloated weather apps
Technical Implementation
- Platforms: iOS and Android
- Framework: SwiftUI, Kotlin
- Weather Data: Open-Meteo API (free, no account required)
- Architecture: MVVM with CoreData for saved locations
- Location: CoreLocation with reverse geocoding via MapKit
Design Philosophy
The entire UI is built from scratch in SwiftUI to faithfully replicate the Windows 95 aesthetic - raised and sunken bevel effects, the classic teal desktop, silver dialog panels, and the unmistakable title bar blue. The goal was to make every screen feel like a genuine Win95 dialog box, while remaining a practical, easy-to-use weather tool.
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