Hikers and Backpackers

Can you advice any other platform similar in functionality to Windy, which actually offers historical data? I need a good source with visual representation for some project.

As a rope access wind turbine technician, my work is highly dependent on the weather which makes Windy an invaluable tool. An issue I've run into is that I can only set alerts for surface wind speed—not gusts (i.e. max wind speed), nor at a specified elevation. It would be quite helpful to be able to set an alert for max wind speed at, say, 100m which is the average height for most on-shore wind turbines. It would also be great to be able to set alerts for wind OR rain OR whatever else. Thanks for all you guys do!

Is there a way to select the long term "substitute" source? I generally use HRRR for short term, but by default that switches to GFS for longer term. How do I configure to have that be ECMWF instead?

@korina Yes, I'm aware that it's the current default view, but the default view is clearly something that should be configurable.

Wondering if anyone uses this to check and predict trail conditions. I would think Soil Moisture, moisture anomaly, and drought intensity would give you some indication of the trail conditions especially if you are familiar with how well particular trails shed and divert water.

Thoughts?

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