• RE: New version is terrible

    It's so disappointing that the response from the team at Windy is generally, "you don't like it? Too bad, you will come to like it because this is how it is now." Talk about lacking understanding of your user base... I wish more than anything that I could go back to the previous version...

    posted in Your Feedback and Suggestions
  • RE: Windy 39 is here. Learn how to masterclass new features

    As I have stated previously, I love the amount of effort the team puts in to make this the best weather app on the market. However, the latest updates seems to be simply for the sake of change and not because it added any real measurable value (at least, that seems to be the consensus of a large percentage of the user base).

    I think making so many dramatic changes to a UI that was (in my humble opinion as a former UX/UI designer) nearly perfect as it was, is a bit too much all at once. It's never a good idea to make a change then try to foist it upon the users because you, as the designer/developer, say that it's better. You can't know for certain if some change or update is going to be better until you put it in the hands of your users and test it in real time. After the latest update, the sentiment seems pretty clear that most of us are not in favor of the update. The ideas behind the changes seem sound, but the execution wasn't what I've come to expect from Windy.

    posted in Announcements
  • Most recent update is isn't...

    The most recent mobile update made the app far less intuitive. The menu now shows a bunch of layer thumbnails (many of which looks similar) with small text that isn't easy to see at a glance. It also seems redundant to pin selected layers to the top of the main layer menu and also include a new menu that shows only pinned layers, which clutters up the UI without adding any additional benefit or functionality. When viewing the forecast for a location, it seems odd to place the forecast models in one submenu then the compare forecasts option in a different submenu. The weather picker crosshair menu at the top slides left/right a negligible amount, and it positions the right-most option directly behind the red X button. This feels like a mistake instead of a design choice. I appreciate that you guys are always working to improve things but it almost feels like this update made the app more... cartoony and less professional. All in all it seems much less refined and I have to click around way more to access most of the functionality that is most important. What really gets me, is that with all the backlash over the lastest update the response from the team at Windy seems to be mostly along the lines of "bummer, guess you'll have to get used to it."

    posted in Your Feedback and Suggestions
  • RE: Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com

    @Korina usually i use ECMWF but for mountains,canyons etc I use Meteoblue

    posted in Articles
  • RE: Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com

    ECMWF is my preferred model. It is consistently the most accurate on the wind farms where I work across the United States. I also like the fact that it offers the ability to view wind forecast for different altitudes. It's a great option for assessing the future forecast and it works well when compared to NAM to get a short-term view of the weather.

    posted in Articles
  • RE: Windy wants to know your opinion!

    Survey complete! Thanks for all the hard work y'all put in.

    posted in Announcements
  • RE: Windy.com for WearOS is here!

    I would be thrilled to see a Windy.com app on the Garmin Connect IQ app store in the future! That would really take the functionality to another level for us Garmin folks.

    posted in Announcements
  • Alerts for wind gusts

    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!

    posted in Your Feedback and Suggestions
  • RE: Wind animation is not working

    Hi @tomb5 , so unfortunately we are not able to correct this error, since it's a long-term problem with Leaflets. We're sorry about that the inconvenience.

    posted in Bug Reports
  • RE: Wind animation is not working

    @tomb5 Are you on Android 6? What device?

    Only ECMWF and GFS are global. NAM is for the USA only. NEMS (EU) does not provide data for the 'Pressure' layer.

    When you're on ICON (EU) and move towards the Pacific Ocean or elsewhere outside of Europe, the ICON model should smoothly switch to another model (most likely ECMWF). Still talking about the 'Pressure' layer.

    posted in Bug Reports