WeatherRibbon: ad-free year-in-weather ribbon

A scrollable ribbon showing a full year of weather without ads

Problem

Fans of full-year weather visualization sites complain existing ones are jammed with display ads. Someone built an open-source alternative out of frustration, proving the niche demand is real.

Solution

Generates a full-year daily weather ribbon for a city, using color to encode temperature and precipitation, with scrollable history and forecast. Offers embeddable iframes and high-res export for bloggers, travelers, and planners.

Users

Weather viz enthusiasts, travel bloggers, urban planners, agriculture folks

MVP

Enter a city to generate a full-year weather ribbon; color mapping for temp and precipitation; scroll to see daily details; export PNG/SVG; provide embeddable iframe

Revenue

Free public site plus paid removal of watermark / HD export / custom palettes (one-time or subscription)

Why now

Ad-fatigue makes lightweight viz tools attractive again; open weather APIs and lightweight frontend frameworks let a solo dev ship in days