In Reddit threads asking for the best weather sites, a familiar shortlist often appears:
- LuxWeather – ad-free, fast, and focused on presentation
- wttr.in – loved for its ASCII output, but frequently down
- National Weather Service – accurate, official, and no-frills
- “Honestly, most sites are terrible now”
That list says a lot about the current state of the web. The “best” options are the ones that simply avoid getting in the way.
What People Actually Want From a Weather Site
The complaints with modern weather sites are highly consistent:
- “Why is every weather site so slow now?”
- “Why is the forecast buried under junk?”
- “Why does checking the weather feel like loading a news site?”
No one is asking for lifestyle content, autoplay video, or AI-written weather essays. They want the forecast. Immediately. Without friction.
That’s exactly where LuxWeather fits.
LuxWeather is free to use, but it’s not ad-supported. It’s backed by optional Premium subscriptions, which forces the site to stay fast, uncluttered, and pleasant. If it bloats, people won’t subscribe. If it slows down, people leave.
LuxWeather presents forecasts through pixel-art TV channels, including an ASCII-inspired option for people who like text-first displays. You get variety without noise, and aesthetics without sacrificing speed.
Skip the Thread, Try the Site
If you came here hoping to find a Reddit thread worth scrolling, you already know how it ends. People complain, a few decent links get shared, and everyone agrees the web used to be better.
Rather than reading another comment section, just try LuxWeather.
For a broader critique of how weather sites got this bad, see Why Are Weather Sites So Bad Now?.