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Brolly is a consumer product built for people who prefer text-based interfaces or need fast-loading weather data.

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Unverified. Brolly has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

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Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include AI Plate Checker, Yatri Sathi - Ride Booking App, and Bhanu.

Brolly is developed by Brolly, based in the United Kingdom.

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Brolly

Name: Brolly
Author: Brolly

brolly.shLifestyle & Personal🇬🇧

Brolly provides a clean, plain-text weather forecast for locations worldwide. It displays current conditions, hourly breakdowns, 7-day outlooks, and specialized data including UV index, air quality, pollen counts, and precipitation visualizations using simple ASCII elements. The site is designed for speed and simplicity, making weather information accessible even on low-bandwidth connections or for users who prefer text interfaces.

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Overview

7 features

Brolly is a Lifestyle & Personal project. It focuses on getting quick, distraction-free weather information without loading heavy graphical websites or apps. Brolly is a consumer product aimed at people who prefer text-based interfaces or need fast-loading weather data. It is available for free. It ships for the web.

It is developed by Brolly (United Kingdom), and it first shipped in 2023. Among its 7 catalogued features are plain text forecast, hourly conditions, and 7-day forecast.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Plain text forecast
Hourly conditions
7-day forecast
UV index
Air quality
Pollen data
Precipitation graph

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed25 Jul · 17:49 UTC
Show HN: Brolly, a plain-text weather forecast site verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Brolly

What does Brolly do?: Brolly focuses on getting quick, distraction-free weather information without loading heavy graphical websites or apps. It is catalogued under Lifestyle & Personal on PulseGate.
Who should use Brolly?: Brolly is a consumer product built for people who prefer text-based interfaces or need fast-loading weather data.
Does Brolly have a free plan?: Yes — Brolly is free to use.
What platforms does Brolly run on?: Brolly runs on the web.
Is Brolly still active?: Unverified. Brolly has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Brolly?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include AI Plate Checker, Yatri Sathi - Ride Booking App, and Bhanu.AI Plate Checker Yatri Sathi - Ride Booking App Bhanu
Who develops Brolly?: Brolly is developed by Brolly, based in the United Kingdom.
When did Brolly launch?: Brolly first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Built for: People who prefer text-based interfaces or need fast-loading weather data
Model: B2C
Solves: Getting quick, distraction-free weather information without loading heavy graphical websites or apps.

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 87.8
Indexed: 25 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 25 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: show-hn-brolly-a-plain-text-weather-forecast-site-brolly-sh
Lifecycle state recorded: 25 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 25 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 25 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://brolly.sh/forecast/RWFP2qW8

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