Frequently Asked Questions

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  About Windy
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  @gkikas-lgpz
  Wow! That's right !
  So far, use "LightningMaps.org"
  I'm very curious how Windy implements the function.

  Best regards from Koblenz, Germany

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  Disputed territories on Windy
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  No one has replied

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  How to correct errors in the base maps
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  Of couse you are😏

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  How can I access historical data?
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  @ivo Historical data is very important to some researchers and users

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  Password Reset
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  Please note: Although you are able to register with your Outlook address (we use no email verification as it used to be quite problematic), you can not receive emails from Windy (and therefore can not change your password).
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  Change username
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  Hi @siiieeeeemon , @jaelle , @chsmith314 and anyone else who was asking for the possibility to change your user name: We have just enabled the option for you to change it by yourselves, which wasn't possible until now. You can do so via >> Profile >> Edit Profile. PLEASE NOTE: If you have ever been tagged by someone in their post via the @previous-username-that-you-no-longer-have , the tag will not automatically change to your new username, and will not remain an active clickable tag. Instead, it will stay the way it was, just as a normal text. (You can easily see what I mean right in this post – after you guys change your usernames.)
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  Keyboard shortcuts
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  @ivo
  Thank you!

  Btw, I think you have to change the wx radar symbol because is the same with preci. type symbol (an umbrella!).
  How do you like something like this?

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  Weather Radar Providers
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  All provide data for free?

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  How to set up Windy Alert
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  Request for feature: Often I want a different alert times for the weekends, such as all day, compared to the weekday where I'm only interested in the evening weather. Could you make a feature where times are chosen in relation to weekdays?

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  How to add new kiting spots
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  What is the status of this project ? I still don’t know how to add a spot ...

  Cheers

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  Our privacy policy (Android, iOS apps)
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  This relates to smartphone apps... Is there anything on desktop versions?
  As I can see it drops cookies. But in relation to cookie/law and GDPR there is no privacy policy to be found... At least I cannot... can you share a link to your privacy/cookie policy?

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  Description of weather overlays
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  @jwh
  https://community.windy.com/topic/5982/so2-actual-time-or-predicted

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  How to use forecast table/meteogram/airgam on your own website
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  I can confirm that this is broken.

  the display and model attributes no longer work.

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  When and how often are the weather data updated?
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  @meteolaespina Nice job.

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  How to remove favorite location?
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  @Dionisio-Seixas @Sporobolus Now to delete a favourite, you need to click on the location you wish to remove. Then click on the white heart. Or simply click delete over one of your favourites in the favourites tab.

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  Can we use pictures, animations or videos from Windy in our TV, webpage, newspaper, project...
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  @ivo Thank you for your reply.

  I have a another question.

  Do you have a plan to add the PM2.5 and PM10 layers?

  In Korea, PM2.5 and PM10 are very useful data due to recent interest in fine dust.

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  Find location by its coordinates
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  @ivo said in Find location by its coordinates:

  31°24'12.2"N 12°10'26.5"E

  Looks like there is a little problem with the DMS location format analysis :
  In the example above, 31°24'12.2"N 12°10'26.5"E goes actually to 31°24'12.2"N 2°10'26.5"E.
  Only the units (last digit) of E coordinates is taken into account.
  For the North coordinates, it's OK.
  With the DDM model, it's also OK

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  What timezone is used at Windy?
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  I think this matter could be clearer. 1. For example, when I see the forecast for a given location, instead oh "hours" you could put "local time (UTC+x)".

  When watching the map, that takes the time of the computer, you could add as well, on the label with day and time, a parenthesis with the UTC used. 3. I can be interested in watching the time in New York from Europe. Maybe another option is to offer the option of changing to local time of the point clicked with the mouse...
  Just ideas. Just arrived to your site, Great jobs guys.
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  What type of altitude is used for the wind?
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  @rocas
  it may help

  https://community.windy.com/topic/5014/windspeed-and-direction-different-heights/2

  Q: What exactly does “surface” mean in this particular case?
  A: surface means the model's surface that is the average elevation of an area 9x9 km (for ECMWF model) around your location. If the area is smooth, the model's orography is very close to reality. Over mountainous areas the situation is more complex.
  Because valleys and mountain peaks are smoothed out by the model orography the direct model output of 10m wind (or 2 m temperature) may represent an altitude significantly different from the real one.

  Q: And if the elevation of the terrain in the surrounding area is 3000ft (therefore 5200ft AMSL) are we getting their respective “surface” data?
  A: Probably yes. It would be nice if we could know the "reference altitude" for a location (as we know the reference coordinates).

  Q: But most important, what does it mean if I choose 330ft or 2000ft charts in these particular examples?
  A: You'll have almost the same readout as for surface.

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  What is forecast model
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  Hi all,

  I would like to ask where do you get the raw data (I mean the data saved grid or other format). Can I directly download the data with free of cost?

  regards