Weather Icons
Dev tools
icon font
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
4 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 11 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score -0.28.
Design: 2 for, 4 againstIdea: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Icons look nice and clean
From 3 comments
They look nice. You should let icomoon.io know, they also presently have Meteoicons from Alessio Atzeni: http://www.alessioatzeni.com/meteocons/#about
nkozyra on HNThese are so nice, I might make some sort of weather app just to use them aha!
tylerpachal on HNThey look really great. That's been a project I've wanted to try for fun but have lacked the time.
alex_doom on HN
Used in real projects
From 1 comment
Hey Erik, I just wanted to say thanks for your awesome icons. I used them on a Saturday project I did awhile ago (http://weather.basementserver.org/) and they looked great!
thmorton on HN
Objections
Hurricane symbol is wrong
From 2 comments
Very nice. However, the symbol for hurricane is wrong. There is actually a standard symbol for hurricane and it has a solid center. The symbol you're using for hurricane, with an…
ColinCera on HNAgreed. See also http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/product_description/keyterm.shtml , which describes their symbols, including hurricane/tropical depression.
dalke on HN
Single color limits conveying conditions
From 1 comment
IMHO weather icons really need color. This will be even more necessary when you want to have more subtle variations in conditions. Color - or shades of gray - could even be an…
phkahler on HN
Missing subtle condition variants and includes unused icons
From 1 comment
Since most people using weather icons will also be using APIs by Accuweather, WUnderground, and Open Weather Map, it's good to try to match actual reported conditions as much as…
radley on HN
Requests
Release as SVG to allow color and animation
From 1 comment
If you were to release this set as SVG, color would get a lot easier. It'd also open up the possibility of adding animation. For example: http://codepen.io/noahblon/details/lxukH
chrisege on HN
Add hairline weight or subtle condition icons
From 1 comment
There are some additions going on to make CSS addon sheets that match the NOAA, yahoo, accuweather, etc etc. It's just a ton of work to even get this far, I have to take month…
eflowers on HN
Questions
Is there an international standard for weather glyphs?
From 1 comment
very nice. I'm curious - is there some kind of international standard for these glyphs, or just an emerged convention of what eg. 'cloud plus rain' looks like?
brey on HN
Why use an icon font for degree symbols?
From 1 comment
Why have an icon font for ℃ and ℉ instead of just using ℃ and ℉? There are probably Unicode codepoints for others in this set, too.
embolalia on HN
Alternatives named
Climacons
From 1 comment
Looks like a stylized version of Climacons http://adamwhitcroft.com/climacons/
arnorb on HN
Meteocons
From 1 comment
They look nice. You should let icomoon.io know, they also presently have Meteoicons from Alessio Atzeni: http://www.alessioatzeni.com/meteocons/#about
nkozyra on HN
NOAA forecast icons
From 1 comment
I don't know. I use noaa's forecast site a lot, and I kind of like the images they use for the conditions.
jabits on HN