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  Help us translate Windy
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  What source of weather data Windy use?
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  Hello, I was wondering if you could incorporate the modeling information for Canada. Data found here: https://weather.gc.ca/model_forecast/model_e.html
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  Description of weather overlays
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  @edneff These lines correspond to altitude levels. They allow to know the altitude of the clouds shown on the Meteogram. 700h means 700hPa. This altitude is expressed as atmospheric pressure level. 3km is the altitude in metric FL100 is used by aviation as flight level. FL100 correspond to 10000ft level.
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  Formatting tips
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  @ivo Also quite frequent: For clickable URL, use [TEXT](http://some.url) It seems that the http:// prefix is mandatory, keep that in mind ! Or simply, test the result in the "Preview" first when creating the post !
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  About Windy
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  Can we use pictures, animations or videos from Windy in our TV, webpage, newspaper, project...
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  @AtlanticPM1 Hello Tammy, thank you for contacting us. I have replied to your email, basically there is no problem at all. :)
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  How to set up a Windy Alert
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  Found the alert pop up but there's nothing for storms. Are there plans for the storm warnings from the Bureau to be passed on in the future?
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  How to Report a BUG - use the new Error Console!
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  I should also mention, I am on IOS 11.2.5, maybe there's a compatibility issue?
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  Disputed territories on Windy
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  How to correct errors in the base maps
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  and ... https://community.windy.com/topic/5564/disputed-territories-on-windy
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  How can I access historical data?
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  Pretty please, please, I love Windy, and historical data would make it even more amazing. I would pay 2€ monthly to have it.
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  What type of altitude is used for the wind?
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  Do you have any plans on sharing weather data/parameters (e.g. wind and temp data) in XML or JSON formats through Windy API? It'll be a nice companion to Leaflet map currently in use. Thanks and Please keep it up!
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  Offline use of Windy
  grib file offline download • • Marienka  

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  @impi All GRIB files that you can received via several web app that you mentioned are GFS files which are free. Some of them offer ECMWF GRIB files but you must subscribe monthly payements.
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  What timezone is used at Windy?
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  I am in the Azores islands, which is in the middle of the ocean (250 thousand inhabitants, plus other mid ocean archipelagos such as Iceland, Madeira, Canaries, Cabo Verde, Saint Helena, etc.), so does that mean I am shown a London UTC time for my location at Central Azores (Pico)? There is indeed a time zone for East-West Mid Atlantic ocean, which is Azores Time Zone. Azores TZ is 2 hours behind Madrid-Paris-Berlin-Warsaw and 1 hour behind Dublin and Lisbon and London as well (GMT-1)(UTC-1). "Of course, if you open detail in the middle of the ocean, we use UTC, since there is no timezone."
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  How to embed Windy widget to your webpage?
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  I love this idea!!! I wonder if I embed the Windy Widget to my website, what language will it be if someone opens my website, e.g. in the USA? Will it display everything in English? Does anyone have experience with it? And how can I make the widget mobile?
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  This topic is deleted!
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  How to add Personal Weather Station to Windy
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  No problem with the fact, that most of this PWS are not installed by the rules for getting valid results especially with temperature? In my opinion this PWS should be clearly marked in windy, so that everyone knows that the values can differ from the real values
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  Changing scale from °F to °C or vice versa.
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  @slzr100 If you are having difficulty changing the scale using an Android or iOS app, then do it using the Windy website viewed in a browser. There are some changes which can only be done on the website using a browser. When you close your settings in the browser, they are saved to the cloud and are available as the settings for either the Android or iOS app.
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  Change of settings does not work?
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  W here do you find those settings to change the mode.?
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  How to add new kiting spots
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  I would like to add a kite spot also. Please let us know how.