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Show HN: It is pants or shorts weather?

27 points by modinfo 5y ago

369548684892826 5y ago
This takes on a different meaning in British English!
- cassianoleal 5y ago
  Indeed! The weather here really is pants, isn't it?
  - KineticLensman 5y ago
    Although today it wasn't pants so I wore shorts
s0rce 5y ago
It's always pants weather in the south-west for me, too much sun, dust, and spiky desert plants or poison oak.
RoboRy 5y ago
Hm, is 9C really considered shorts weather?
- overtheverizon 5y ago
  It gave me pants for the same temperature. Strange...
  - modinfo 5y ago
    Wind speed is the point. https://github.com/skorotkiewicz/pants-or-shorts/blob/main/src/components/Widget.jsx#L27 https://github.com/skorotkiewicz/pants-or-shorts/blob/main/s...
overtheverizon 5y ago
Somehow Google thinks I’m located in Charlotte, NC (on Verizon in the Southeast) but this app accurately located a town within about 10 miles of my real-world location. How in the hell is Google worse than a random GitHub project?!
- deleted 5y ago
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lotionparfait 5y ago
> Partly cloudy 19 °C > It's Pants Weather Hmm
- mackatap 5y ago
  This must have a bug. Mine is 13c and says shorts weather
legerdemain 5y ago
I don't think 14°C is shorts weather.
kubanczyk 5y ago
9 p.m. local time: 7 °C: It's Shorts Weather. Shorts and Netflix, right?
- dylan604 5y ago
  You need someone else's opinion on what to wear, but now also need to know what to watch? It sounds like you need a significant other. They always are ready to tell you what to wear and what they want to watch!
Urgo 5y ago
Mobile looking website on the desktop, not the end of the world but looks weird on my 27" screen. Bigger issue though is in the US we're still dumb and use F but the data is shown in C. 12C means nothing to me. 12c = 53.6F though which is above 50F which is my criteria for shorts, of which I'm wearing right now yet it tells me pants. Still neat idea though, but add Fahrenheit please :) Edit: 27 minutes after posting this comment I refreshed and I see Fahrenheit. Thank you! :)
- dylan604 5y ago
  Not sure about the source of weather's accuracy. I was told partly cloudy, but it's crystal clear blue sky with not a cloud in sight. That coincides with the other weather sources I typically see. Checking the site's source directly, it even conflicts within itself. Whatchagonnado?
drewg123 5y ago
Sunny and 26C is pants weather?
simonbarker87 5y ago
11degC and night time is shorts weather?!?! Looking at the comments I suspect they have a Boolean issue in the code somewhere
- speedgoose 5y ago
  It looks correct : https://github.com/skorotkiewicz/pants-or-shorts/blob/ffb6959f7c1d1e8a8072e9ae83295c3a4fc14a39/src/components/Widget.jsx#L27 https://github.com/skorotkiewicz/pants-or-shorts/blob/ffb695... I think the author loves to wear pants whenever it’s not painful.
  - zackbloom 5y ago
    For the record, the 'Feels Like' temp usually takes wind speed into account. It's probably not necessary for the dev to include that factor manually. For me it showed 79F and sunny as 'pants weather' (my Feels Like temp is 87F), I'm not sure I fully endorse this algorithm.
opportune 5y ago
What kind of arctic wasteland must this developer live in to think 13C and cloudy is shorts weather?
- deleted 5y ago
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- iratewizard 5y ago
  That's about as warm as Iceland gets. Maybe they're Scandinavian?
  - opportune 5y ago
    I actually do sometimes wear shorts at this temp, but usually I'm one of the only ones, and I only do it if I'm doing something relatively high intensity like walking a few miles and going over hills so I expect to get sweaty. At 13C in SF, if the sun isn't out, I usually see people wearing winter gear! Based on the url I'm guessing the developer is Polish, which I would expect to get warm enough for 13C to be culturally considered pants weather, but what do I know.
    - mordechai9000 5y ago
      I used to wear shorts down to -5 or so when I went jogging. I put out a lot of heat when I exercise, and I will sweat at any temp. My knees need to be kept warm though, or they sort of catch and make a disturbing clicking noise.
    - jwilk 5y ago
      The name indeed sounds Polish, but https://github.com/skorotkiewicz https://github.com/skorotkiewicz says "Bayern. Germany".
      - modinfo 5y ago
        I live in Germany now for 15 years. But I was born in Poland. :)
thfuran 5y ago
Pants weather is a myth.
KineticLensman 5y ago
Brit here. When dressed, I always wear pants. But I switch between trousers and shorts depending on weather and circumstances.
- mbg721 5y ago
  We Americans consider knickers to be antiquated 19th-century wear too.
- andybak 5y ago
  I'm just hoping it's never pants weather where I am. I don't want to witness that.
- psnosignaluk 5y ago
  Amen brother, amen.
diordiderot 5y ago
The Scottish variant https://www.taps-aff.co.uk/ https://www.taps-aff.co.uk/
rgovostes 5y ago
I can't remember where I spotted it, but when researching the climate of a region of Japan I was planning on visiting, I found a city's tourism website that had a table of months of the year with pictograms of the appropriate attire (shorts, sweaters, umbrellas, etc.) for a typical day. It stuck with me as a nearly perfect way to convey this information instead of burdening the visitor with the job of translating average temperature and rainfall data into what to pack. And it needs virtually no translation to other languages.
- farseer 5y ago
  Until you show up in those clothes in Norway and realize that locals have a freakish tolerance for cold that you don't :)
xyzzy4 5y ago
skrebbel 5y ago
I like the easy to remember URL
jawns 5y ago
The boys who wear shorts all winter beg to disagree with the premise: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/01/why-some-kids-wear-shorts-all-winter/604633/ https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/01/why-some-...
- oh_sigh 5y ago
  Funny...I'm in my 30s and still get "yelled at" by people for wearing shorts when I'm exercising in the winter. If I have a hat and gloves on, I have no problem going out in a t shirt and shorts until 20 degrees(with calm, dry air...40 is my limit if it is windy or humid). The reason I do it is simple: It feels better. If I bundle up I end up being super comfortable but get really sleepy when I get back inside. Going out in the minimum not-in-pain clothing leaves me feeling energized.
  - Swizec 5y ago
    I tried running in -5C (23F) in my 4” running shorts this year! It’s fantastic. Put on some gloves and a hat, an extra layer on top, and you’re gold. After 5km you’re back to being a sweaty beast. Biggest problem ended up being all the soaked through clothes when I stopped. Instant omgsocoldwtfamidoing. But while you’re moving it’s great, you can even run faster than normal because heat dissipation is one of the biggest limiting factors in workout performance.
    - slibhb 5y ago
      If you dress for running in the cold perfectly you won't sweat much. You have to endure 5-10 minutes of cold before you warm up, which is unpleasant and convinces most people they need to run in a jacket. Alternatively, you can start with an extra layer and take it off when you start sweating. And yeah, you need to layer up or get inside as soon as you stop or you'll start shivering. I prefer running in the cold, it feels great. Never thought I'd be Calvin's dad but here we are: https://picayune.uclick.com/comics/ch/1993/ch930101.gif https://picayune.uclick.com/comics/ch/1993/ch930101.gif
- wink 5y ago
tjoff 5y ago
The biggest reason for me to lookup the weather forecast is "do I need to bring an umbrella?". Unfortunately that seems to be a very difficult thing to answer with any accuracy, even if you ask the very same morning.
- yesenadam 5y ago
  I have a compact/collapsible umbrella in my bag always, which I forget about until it works great on the rare occasion I need it, never have to worry about forecasts. Recommended.
- s0rce 5y ago
  Very easy to answer 9mo of the year in California!
  - fitba72 5y ago
    Also very easy in Scotland....yes, bring umbrella
- ramphastidae 5y ago
  You’re in luck, there’s a “Show HN” for that too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30070369 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30070369
fentonc 5y ago
Lol - I built a standalone version of this for my 4yo (at her request). It has a temperature sensor and a bunch of LEDs that light up next to little pictures of outfits to tell her what she’s allowed to wear.
incomingpain 5y ago
Here in Canada: It was 18c a few days ago and last 2 days it has been nonstop snowing.
Gys 5y ago
'Weather for Olisipo' Olisipo?! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olisipo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olisipo says '... the ancient name of modern-day Lisbon while part of the Roman Empire.' Aha, learned something new today! Strange that it gives me a name that was used two thousand years ago? What service is used to convert ip addresses to geo location?
- utucuro 5y ago
  It also used a 14th century name that was from the byzantine era for where it (wrongly) guessed me to be, and then the Malaysian name for my city (not Malaysia) once I actually entered the correct name for where I am, so the geolocation is more than a bit wonky I guess... That, plus it thinks 12C is shorts weather!

27 points by modinfo 5y ago

369548684892826 5y ago

This takes on a different meaning in British English!

cassianoleal 5y ago
Indeed! The weather here really is pants, isn't it?
- KineticLensman 5y ago
  Although today it wasn't pants so I wore shorts

s0rce 5y ago

It's always pants weather in the south-west for me, too much sun, dust, and spiky desert plants or poison oak.

RoboRy 5y ago

Hm, is 9C really considered shorts weather?

overtheverizon 5y ago
It gave me pants for the same temperature. Strange...
- modinfo 5y ago
  Wind speed is the point. https://github.com/skorotkiewicz/pants-or-shorts/blob/main/src/components/Widget.jsx#L27 https://github.com/skorotkiewicz/pants-or-shorts/blob/main/s...

overtheverizon 5y ago

Somehow Google thinks I’m located in Charlotte, NC (on Verizon in the Southeast) but this app accurately located a town within about 10 miles of my real-world location. How in the hell is Google worse than a random GitHub project?!

deleted 5y ago
[deleted]

lotionparfait 5y ago

> Partly cloudy 19 °C > It's Pants Weather Hmm

mackatap 5y ago
This must have a bug. Mine is 13c and says shorts weather

legerdemain 5y ago

I don't think 14°C is shorts weather.

kubanczyk 5y ago

9 p.m. local time: 7 °C: It's Shorts Weather. Shorts and Netflix, right?

dylan604 5y ago
You need someone else's opinion on what to wear, but now also need to know what to watch? It sounds like you need a significant other. They always are ready to tell you what to wear and what they want to watch!

Urgo 5y ago

Mobile looking website on the desktop, not the end of the world but looks weird on my 27" screen. Bigger issue though is in the US we're still dumb and use F but the data is shown in C. 12C means nothing to me. 12c = 53.6F though which is above 50F which is my criteria for shorts, of which I'm wearing right now yet it tells me pants. Still neat idea though, but add Fahrenheit please :) Edit: 27 minutes after posting this comment I refreshed and I see Fahrenheit. Thank you! :)

dylan604 5y ago
Not sure about the source of weather's accuracy. I was told partly cloudy, but it's crystal clear blue sky with not a cloud in sight. That coincides with the other weather sources I typically see. Checking the site's source directly, it even conflicts within itself. Whatchagonnado?

drewg123 5y ago

Sunny and 26C is pants weather?

simonbarker87 5y ago

11degC and night time is shorts weather?!?! Looking at the comments I suspect they have a Boolean issue in the code somewhere

speedgoose 5y ago
It looks correct : https://github.com/skorotkiewicz/pants-or-shorts/blob/ffb6959f7c1d1e8a8072e9ae83295c3a4fc14a39/src/components/Widget.jsx#L27 https://github.com/skorotkiewicz/pants-or-shorts/blob/ffb695... I think the author loves to wear pants whenever it’s not painful.
- zackbloom 5y ago
  For the record, the 'Feels Like' temp usually takes wind speed into account. It's probably not necessary for the dev to include that factor manually. For me it showed 79F and sunny as 'pants weather' (my Feels Like temp is 87F), I'm not sure I fully endorse this algorithm.

opportune 5y ago

What kind of arctic wasteland must this developer live in to think 13C and cloudy is shorts weather?

deleted 5y ago
[deleted]
iratewizard 5y ago
That's about as warm as Iceland gets. Maybe they're Scandinavian?
- opportune 5y ago
  I actually do sometimes wear shorts at this temp, but usually I'm one of the only ones, and I only do it if I'm doing something relatively high intensity like walking a few miles and going over hills so I expect to get sweaty. At 13C in SF, if the sun isn't out, I usually see people wearing winter gear! Based on the url I'm guessing the developer is Polish, which I would expect to get warm enough for 13C to be culturally considered pants weather, but what do I know.
  - mordechai9000 5y ago
    I used to wear shorts down to -5 or so when I went jogging. I put out a lot of heat when I exercise, and I will sweat at any temp. My knees need to be kept warm though, or they sort of catch and make a disturbing clicking noise.
  - jwilk 5y ago
    The name indeed sounds Polish, but https://github.com/skorotkiewicz https://github.com/skorotkiewicz says "Bayern. Germany".
    - modinfo 5y ago
      I live in Germany now for 15 years. But I was born in Poland. :)

thfuran 5y ago

Pants weather is a myth.

KineticLensman 5y ago

Brit here. When dressed, I always wear pants. But I switch between trousers and shorts depending on weather and circumstances.

mbg721 5y ago
We Americans consider knickers to be antiquated 19th-century wear too.
andybak 5y ago
I'm just hoping it's never pants weather where I am. I don't want to witness that.
psnosignaluk 5y ago
Amen brother, amen.

diordiderot 5y ago

The Scottish variant https://www.taps-aff.co.uk/ https://www.taps-aff.co.uk/

rgovostes 5y ago

I can't remember where I spotted it, but when researching the climate of a region of Japan I was planning on visiting, I found a city's tourism website that had a table of months of the year with pictograms of the appropriate attire (shorts, sweaters, umbrellas, etc.) for a typical day. It stuck with me as a nearly perfect way to convey this information instead of burdening the visitor with the job of translating average temperature and rainfall data into what to pack. And it needs virtually no translation to other languages.

farseer 5y ago
Until you show up in those clothes in Norway and realize that locals have a freakish tolerance for cold that you don't :)

xyzzy4 5y ago

skrebbel 5y ago

I like the easy to remember URL

jawns 5y ago

The boys who wear shorts all winter beg to disagree with the premise: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/01/why-some-kids-wear-shorts-all-winter/604633/ https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/01/why-some-...

oh_sigh 5y ago
Funny...I'm in my 30s and still get "yelled at" by people for wearing shorts when I'm exercising in the winter. If I have a hat and gloves on, I have no problem going out in a t shirt and shorts until 20 degrees(with calm, dry air...40 is my limit if it is windy or humid). The reason I do it is simple: It feels better. If I bundle up I end up being super comfortable but get really sleepy when I get back inside. Going out in the minimum not-in-pain clothing leaves me feeling energized.
- Swizec 5y ago
  I tried running in -5C (23F) in my 4” running shorts this year! It’s fantastic. Put on some gloves and a hat, an extra layer on top, and you’re gold. After 5km you’re back to being a sweaty beast. Biggest problem ended up being all the soaked through clothes when I stopped. Instant omgsocoldwtfamidoing. But while you’re moving it’s great, you can even run faster than normal because heat dissipation is one of the biggest limiting factors in workout performance.
  - slibhb 5y ago
    If you dress for running in the cold perfectly you won't sweat much. You have to endure 5-10 minutes of cold before you warm up, which is unpleasant and convinces most people they need to run in a jacket. Alternatively, you can start with an extra layer and take it off when you start sweating. And yeah, you need to layer up or get inside as soon as you stop or you'll start shivering. I prefer running in the cold, it feels great. Never thought I'd be Calvin's dad but here we are: https://picayune.uclick.com/comics/ch/1993/ch930101.gif https://picayune.uclick.com/comics/ch/1993/ch930101.gif
wink 5y ago

tjoff 5y ago

The biggest reason for me to lookup the weather forecast is "do I need to bring an umbrella?". Unfortunately that seems to be a very difficult thing to answer with any accuracy, even if you ask the very same morning.

yesenadam 5y ago
I have a compact/collapsible umbrella in my bag always, which I forget about until it works great on the rare occasion I need it, never have to worry about forecasts. Recommended.
s0rce 5y ago
Very easy to answer 9mo of the year in California!
- fitba72 5y ago
  Also very easy in Scotland....yes, bring umbrella
ramphastidae 5y ago
You’re in luck, there’s a “Show HN” for that too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30070369 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30070369

fentonc 5y ago

Lol - I built a standalone version of this for my 4yo (at her request). It has a temperature sensor and a bunch of LEDs that light up next to little pictures of outfits to tell her what she’s allowed to wear.

incomingpain 5y ago

Here in Canada: It was 18c a few days ago and last 2 days it has been nonstop snowing.

Gys 5y ago

'Weather for Olisipo' Olisipo?! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olisipo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olisipo says '... the ancient name of modern-day Lisbon while part of the Roman Empire.' Aha, learned something new today! Strange that it gives me a name that was used two thousand years ago? What service is used to convert ip addresses to geo location?

utucuro 5y ago
It also used a 14th century name that was from the byzantine era for where it (wrongly) guessed me to be, and then the Malaysian name for my city (not Malaysia) once I actually entered the correct name for where I am, so the geolocation is more than a bit wonky I guess... That, plus it thinks 12C is shorts weather!