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Meteo vs Ventusky: catalog facts
Meteo	Ventusky

Best for: Linux desktop users who want a simple native weather forecast app	Best for: Checking wind, rain and temperature forecasts visually across a region
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free + paid options Free to use, with an optional Premium tier.
Linux	Web
Hourly and daily forecasts with weather maps Native GTK4 interface for the Linux desktop Available on Flathub and openSUSE repositories	More than 50 weather layers on one map Compare forecast models such as ECMWF, GFS, ICON and GEM Animated wind visualisation
Linux only Depends on the OpenWeatherMap service for its data	Some features need a Premium subscription Requires an internet connection
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Meteo gitlab.com/bitseater/meteo Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Ventusky ventusky.com Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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