Meteorologist

3.4.1

3.4.1

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Meteorologist is a good program

Meteorologist is a good program

This version is only 6 days old, and already it’s useless. "9999°" is displayed for each and every weather data provider, including Yahoo. I’ve been using Meteo for over a decade, but for too long now it has been a joke.

Since last Two Updates every Half Hour it shows 9999 Degrees Temperature and only Yahoo Weather works, all other Weather, Weather.com, Weather Underground etc. do not work at all. Before it was working great.

This software used to be good. Now it works for a day or two, and then displays 9999° and doesn't know what city you are in. I'll go in and change to a different server and get the same thing. I had it set for Yahoo! and it still did 9999°. I'm running OS X 10.11.6 on an early 2009 iMac.

The current version is 3.1.8

New version (3.1.7) is out and they provide a 'current location' feature. Excellent!

v3.1.6 crashes on launch for me on macOS 10.14.2: Exception Type: EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION (SIGILL) Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000000000 Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY Termination Signal: Illegal instruction: 4 Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 0x4 Terminating Process: exc handler [95553]

Absolutely brilliant. Love it. The developer has worked tirelessly to get his app working again.
Saneman, check the Meterologist forum to solve the problem you have with the app.

It just says "Loading" now and won't display anything after updating to 3.1.6!

Meterologist is Dead, it has became absolute now. Once it was great but no more.

The current issue at this time is not entirely the Apps fault but the weather sources. These sources have been changing their access and interfaces in order to charge subscription fees and profit from information they get for free or very low cost from the US Government which we as taxpayers already pay for. Hopefully the developer will be able to make changes that will allow users to continue to use this free app, without any subscription fees charged by profiteers.

As of 1/3/19, Meteorologist is no longer working with OS Mojave 10.14.2?

Not sure why this is being posted now. version 3.1.4 was released June 9, 2018? I have this running all the time, its like glued to my menubar. If it's not running, my screen feels lonely.

3.1.4 is out!

Latest version has been 3.1.3 since last November.

Just a head's up that MU has old version 3.1.2. Dev site is now up to 3.1.3

Works OK under macOS High Sierra. WeatherUnderground is not available as a source.

3.0.4 is already out. Reluctant to install due to the ridiculous 3.0. Tempted to stay with 2.0.5 which works great!

Brilliant. The best menu bar weather application for the Mac

This has been an app that's survived many source issues over the years where others fear to tread. I love how after setting up some API keys I now have 3 weather source comparisons at a glance with my most trusted source at top. I wish it had a radar option, but I simply pull that up via a custom-made script I made with LaunchBar, so that's no biggie.

Take off half-star because I'd like more icon options than the two available. Then again, I guess I could dig into the package and change those myself. Also, I wish the icon would change to the moon phase at night and sun/clouds during day for WU. I see the moon images with Yahoo and OWM, but they just don't seem to be able to work with WU, which is my main image I see unfortunately.

Meteorologist is awesome--a must-have app! Used Meteo through many versions and multiple upgrades to OS X, I have weather for eight locations including here at home. I know if Mum or our kid in university are suffering and what's the weather for my next trip. Esp like the little icons of sun & cloud, and moon-phase when it's dark out! One criticism is that the latest Meteo can't seen to customise font and colour for each location, restricted to system font in b/w. Meteo just works! Thank you, Heat!

Version 3.0.0 is now available (and according to the autoupdate warning, it’s very different), but it hasn’t yet been updated here. I wish the dev would so so soon because I’m anxious to read the reviews/comments.

A couple of problems has cropped up for about 2 1/2 weeks now -- the Pressure information (i.e., barometric pressure) has been showing a reading that is in hundreds - even more than a thousand - of inches, clearly a mistake (it does not correct the info if I change the units in the preferences pane); the weather icon is incorrect after dark - it still shows a daytime-appropriate icon. I use Yahoo as the weather source (as per the preferences pane). I have trashed and emptied the preferences, etc. - all to no avail. Just curious what this could be - especially since it seemed to start so spontaneously.

A problem here with a French Mavericks and Meteorologist Classic latest (1.7.4). When using the Yahoo! server, the Extended Forecast submenu doesn't work. I tried everything: trashing preferences and rebooting, installing on a freshly created user account, event installing on an external drive with a freshly installed Mavericks. It just won't work. Does anybody with a French Mavericks have the same issue?

Hey MacUpdate, your screen shot of the program is from version 1.6! Come on get with the program. Post a screen shot from any version 2.0.x

New version has been operating wonderfully for weeks now... love it... but today, Monday...(using 2.0.3) there is an issue. Open Weather still shows Sunday's forecast and Yahoo goes back to Saturday. This happened a few times during the development phase and hopefully can be fixed quickly. Thanks again to the developer for bringing this great app. back from the grave.

OS 10.6.8
Used it for a year or so then it went down. I was happy to see it return, downloaded for my OS, worked for a day but this morning, awakening from sleep mode, it is not updating. Temp reads 70F when real temp is 52F. Settings refuse to be changed and and weather channel selection gives one choice that will connect, second choice is not available due to "over usage".
3 stars given because it may be a software problem or weather channel problem so i compromised as MUpdate won't let me post without star rating.
Nice little app when it works.

Great app! Been using it for years. Developer very responsive to feature requests, such as using system font in 2.0.1.

Version 2.0.1 is available at the developer's site. Scroll down to the changes list and select 2.0.1.

When I first installed Meteorologist I was disappointed in the display. I use dark mode in El Capitan and the information wasn't visible unless I rolled my mouse over it. I switched to light mode and everything worked fine. So I switched back to dark and started tinkering with the fonts, that did it. I'm now very happy with this great program!

Meteo's back! I, too, had replaced Meteo in the interim but Meteo looks even better in my menubar now. Adding cities is far easier (no lookup) and Yahoo Weather seems to be instant. Love ya, Meteo!

I've had Meteorologist on my Macs for longer than I can remember, since it was very first released. Through the years it has served me well, but there have certainly been some bumps along the way! While I am pleased to see it return, this time I'm not so sure that I will revert to using it - out of necessity I had to find another app, which has actually been a little refreshing. It provides the same information as Meteo, but with a fresh, modern look more in keeping with the latest versions of Mac OS. I'm not going to name it here because this review is about Meteo and it is not my intention to criticise, merely to make constructive commentary. That said, this version updated without a hitch (I trashed the pref file to avoid any potential glitches) and was quickly providing a wealth of weather information in my menu bar - for free. Thank you to the developer for bringing a long time trusty app back.

Just installed but won't launch. I've completely uninstalled/trashed (preferences etc.) the previous one and rebooted, but still no love. Anyone have any ideas of what to do? Thanks! (I'm giving it 5 stars, for when it works it's great and I'm sure I'll finally get working again.)

I installed it. Ran flawlessly, no problems. Haven't tried if it works on overseas locations. Has anyone tried?

I have been using this program since……forever. I gave input as it went thru alpha and beta testing and can say that is a GEM of a program. I am running it on a late 2011 MBP that was on 10.10.5 and now 10.11.3. It ran well on both. The authors are doing this for no pay, just spending their blood, sweat and tears to make this program phenomenal. It is better than what Apple put in their Notification program. I am outside the USA so I have yet to see Radar but other than that, this is THE GEM of small weather programs that reside on your menu bar.

For those who don't know the backstory, a hobbyist dev took up the job of modernizing this once beloved app. And he overshot his mark....the result (after a LOT....a LOT of work) is better than the old app. Super robust and configurable. A bona-fide gem.

Better than the original.

Just gets better & better. In addition to being able to select the weather feed, other goodies have been added, such as size and color of font (and background) for both the menu and display, and the ability to customize the city name, e.g., NYC can be Gotham City, Dallas can be Cowboy Land, etc. Robust and elegant. And, oh yes, free!

Nice to see Meteorologist back! One thing I wish it'd do however is detect dark mode in OS X. At first launch, I couldn't read a thing. However, the dev did put color controls in the preferences so I could change the text to white. Welcome back!

According to the developer, Meteo was broken by a change in Weather.com that blocked Meteo's ability to connect to it and not by any change in OS X. He's currently connecting v2 beta to your choice of Yahoo.com or OpenWeather.com. The beta works, but who knows whether the dev will ever be able to bring v2 back up to the level of quality of v1? At least, he's trying. And at no cost to you.

Completely stopped working yesterday. I've tried going to the current conditions site but it is also dead. It was great while it lasted (five stars) but now it is zero.

It also quit working for me. I tried to reinstall and no luck.

Still works well, but it keeps quitting (I stuck the app in my Dock so I can easily re-launch). That's been a problem since at least 2004, but one we loyal holdout users put up with....

I can't get Radar to work with 1.6.1 and Yosemite. I've checked the cities and the check boxes are on for Radar.

Works perfectly, when used with OS X El Capitan beta. If you just want to be able to tell at a glance what the approximate - accuracy is dependent upon distance from the nearest NWS site - weather is or will be, where you are, then this is the app for you! And the price is right. If you're not happy with it, then you've lost nothing except a trivial amount of time.'

I love this App, but 1.6.1 would freeze up on my all the time. I've dropped back down to 1.5.6 to see if this will keep it from freezing.

Current weather is not current...it's yesterday's. Extended forecast now goes out two days instead of one. Love this, but starting to have issues

I have not tried other weather appls...because Meteorologist has worked PERFECTLY for me through many OS X upgrades and many years of Meteorologist versions. Of course, it works on Mavericks. I just updated to 10.9.5 and Meteorologist wouldn't load. I quit the appl and restarted it--perfect. What a seriously GREAT product!

Abandonware. At one time it was among the top weather apps, certainly the top menu bar weather app. Alas, it is no longer compatible with the latest OS X release, and it was last updated nearly two years ago. This is a comment instead of a review since it is not compatible with Mavericks.

Anyone got this working on 10.9.2 Mavericks?

Meteorologist has broken for me after updating to Mavericks 10.9.2. If this is true for others, maybe there's a chance for a "maintenance update?" I have used Meteo for years! Thanks.

This application has worked perfectly every day over many years. I have never, ever had any problems with it. Thank you for such a useful tool.

Deleting preferences works on 10.8.3 but you have to do it every time you restart. An update is really whats needed.

If you can't get 1.6.1 to work with the latest OS or a developer preview, try 1.5.6. Working fine for me :)

Version 1.5.6 still works with OS 10.8.3. Don't know why version 1/6/1 won't.

This review is actually on the last PPC version of Meteorologist. Since it is only one version back it is still proper. I have tried several weather programs over the years and I found that Meteorologist is the best one to use and it is free. It is very robust in its' features and has a very low learning curve. Picking cites is very easy to do by either entering the name and state or zip code. You can set what units to use (IE- ºF or ºC) which is very helpful depending where you live. The forecast can be set from 9 to 1 days. In the dock or menu you can access a quick look at current conditions and if you use ASM, you can access all the data you would get from the ASM menu. So if you had not tried ASM, now would be a good time to try it. I do not think that even the programmer is aware of this link. This way if you do not want to put it in the menu, there is no need to or lack space. The only thing missing is a link to radar to help when a major storm system is moving in and you want to see what is happening around you. The pity is if it is done PPC users will not be able to download that version unless the author does like the people at VLC, Make two version of the update or make a one more time a UB of the program. As I said this program is totally non-invasive on you Mac due to it is a stand alone app. It does not use any screen space, it can show the data in the Menu, Dock, ASM and as I said it is free. So if you have been looking for a weather program with all these features this is number 1 in the top 10 of weather programs. End of Line... Note- the overall rating should be a 5 but when I clicked on the star I was off by a like less than a mm and gave me a 4.5. So I apologize for that. MUD should offer a way to correct the star ratings when it gets a wrong selection.

Been using Meteo for more than 5 years and love it. But, v.1.6.1 no longer works right on my OS 10.8.2 Mid-2012 MacBook Pro (though it works fine on my 10.6.8 iMac). I doesn’t fully start up when my Mac is started cold or restarted, nor when its icon in the Applications folder is double-clicked. That is to say, it starts but doesn’t successfully fetch any data. Had to remove it from the Login Items list. Bummer.

Just what I was looking for. I was using Weatherman Lite which worked well except you couldn't add U.S. cities because of api issues I suspect and adding cities in general was problematic. This is perfect. Thanks!

I've been using Meteorologist for years. It's a very handy app, and it's well supported. The only thing I wish it had is the ability to select another weather server besides Weather.com. AccuWeather.com is usually much more accurate for my area. Nevertheless, it's still a great app, and I'm grateful to the developer for doing such a consistently great job.

Bummer, I was excited to see that 1.6.1 gets rid of white dot appearing in bottom-left corner of the desktop, but the main problem was that Meteorologist throws off Exposé by taking up space it shouldn't. See screenshot below that shows difference when Meteorologist is running or not and its negative affect upon Exposé where it takes up space and shrinks windows make Exposé for my entire system less usable. Not good. http://i.imgur.com/Puij5.jpg

Thank You

I've noticed that our weather here is a whole lot nicer with Version 1.6.1 -- it was always a bit rainy and nasty this time of year -- now it's sunny and clear. ;-)

it's perfect now with snow leopard! thanks lot for the update!

The 1.6.1 version now works great in Mountain Lion. Thanks for this great update.

This Version works great in Snow Leopard 10.6.8. It's great to have Meteorologist in my menubar!

New 1.6.1 works fine on 10.6. Thanks to dev!!!

That was meant to be a reply to PaulsRandall's comment

Paul,That doesn't work as the app won't even launch in Snow Leopard. The app launches fine in Mountain Lion.

*w00t!* 1.6.1 is up at sourceforge.net/projects/heat-meteo/ and it's working fine here on my mid-2011 Mac mini running 10.7.4. (Didn't even need to trash or reset any prefs.) And... Radar's working again! MacHead :::happy-dance::: (-: