# OldWeather 8

> Old School TV Weather App

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6760268548](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6760268548)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6760268548`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kassim Rasoulian
- **Category:** Weather
- **Version:** 1.5.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-09
- **First published:** 2026-03-13
- **Size:** 99 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/oldweather-8/id6760268548)
- **Website:** [https://rasoulian.org/oldweather8/](https://rasoulian.org/oldweather8/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://rasoulian.org/oldweather8/privacy.html](https://rasoulian.org/oldweather8/privacy.html)

## Description

New: pick your vibe with two music styles, classic or smooth jazz. Plus local conditions, animated radar, and severe weather alerts, all in retro broadcast style.

OldWeather 8 brings back the classic cable TV weather experience,  right on your Apple TV.

Settle in and let it run. OldWeather 8 automatically cycles through a full weather broadcast -- current conditions, today's outlook, extended forecast, animated live radar, NWS weather alerts, and SPC severe weather outlooks, all set to a smooth jazz soundtrack and presented with large, couch-readable typography and a retro aesthetic.

Now with full Canadian location support. Enter any Canadian city or postal code and OldWeather 8 switches automatically to live Environment Canada data, metric units, and a national radar composite.

FEATURES
• Live weather data from the National Weather Service (US) and Environment Canada (Canada)
• Animated radar with a 50-minute loop and active warning polygon overlays
• Automatic weather alerts sorted by severity with alert-aware slide ordering
• SPC Day 1 convective outlook with risk polygons (US)
• Air Quality Index with EPA category colors and health guidance
• Regional conditions map with nearby city pins and NDBC ocean buoy data
• Moon phase on Today's Outlook and Extended Forecast cards
• Ambient smooth jazz background music with adjustable volume
• Voice narration that reads each slide in broadcast style
• Day and night weather icons
• OldWeather Mode: 4:3 aspect ratio with animated CRT scanlines
• Burn-in protection for OLED TVs
• Auto-detects your location, or enter any city, ZIP, or Canadian postal code
• Supports all US locations including Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico
• Customizable ticker via remote JSON feed
• Play/pause the broadcast from the Siri Remote

All settings take effect instantly -- no save button required. Powered entirely by free, public weather APIs. No account or subscription needed.

Your weather. On TV. The way it should be.

## Rankings

- #1,034,922 — Overall

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