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I love this one, it's excellent at packing lots and lots of information in very little space.

It's sadly victim of its success and is quite often over quota to its weather API. We should make a paid version that wouldn't have this problem and bring some monetary karma to Igor

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> As of the end of June 2025, wttr.in handles 20-25 million queries per day from 150,000 to 175,000 users, according to the access logs.

No wonder! That works out at about 133-143 requests per user per day. Presumably due to scripts refreshing their data 24/7.

Another solution is just to host it yourself, given the code is open source. No quota worries, and you can always donate to Igor if you feel so inclined (assuming he wants/accepts donations).

I get unreasonably angry at people in inconsiderately hammering web services. Especially for some minor operation built on nothing but love.

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