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Ventusky vs Meteo: catalog facts
Ventusky	Meteo

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

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