<![CDATA[Customize the color scales of Windy layers]]>photo:Windy.com;desc: Custom the color scale on Windy; licence:cc;

UPDATED June 2024

Did you know that you can customize Windy colors for almost any layer? What is the point of doing it? You may prefer your own color palette, but also, by this way, you can deal with some specific requirement.

For example, it may be helpful to visualize a particular level of temperature from which you consider that it may hurt people and your environment. By using a particular color you will be alerted just by looking at the map.

If you are fan of boating, you may use a color like red - the usual sign of danger - when the wind reaches a certain force. And as everyone does not have the same threshold of danger for outdoor activities, it is better to set the threshold by yourself. In the example below the red color was used from 28 knots of wind, i.e. 7 Beaufort which is an usual warning level for a coastal cruiser boat.

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Details are shown here.

But there are other reasons, such as the case of a Windy user who is green blind. It was better for him to replace this color with another one.

How to change a layer color scale?

Go to Settings and choose Customize Color Scale. Select the layer you want to edit.

You may want to customize the Waves layer. If you are fond of paddling on the seashore or if you are an oceanic sailor, you will not consider the same scale for waves height.

In Customize color scale, for Waves you get this table:

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In the first column, you can change the steps of the scale and/or, in the second column, the colors.

How to modify the colors

When you click on a color line you open a small window which allow you to change the hue (1), the density/brightness (2) and the transparency (3).

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When you are satisfied with your colors, click on Save created color. At any time you can switch back to the Windy default settings by clicking Load defaults

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And for example you can get this type of colors scale for waves:

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If you want to obtain directly this color scale just look at this thread in Windy community.

Non-smoothed color scale

An unsmoothed color scale can be based on this scheme :

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Note this scheme is purely theoretical, the steps do not need to be regularly staggered with constant and regular gaps.

For example a non-smoothed color scale is used in the Icing layer

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]]>https://community.windy.com/topic/10336/customize-the-color-scales-of-windy-layersRSS for NodeSun, 09 Aug 2026 10:02:56 GMTWed, 27 Nov 2019 16:35:47 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:43:54 GMT]]>@Borys-Wolak

I KNOW THAT !
Who said the jet stream is on the surface? I said that if you change the wind color scale to a gray tint below 40 kt, you will clearly see the jet stream, but looking at the surface wind, you will not see the lighter winds below 40 kt!

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/199224https://community.windy.com/post/199224Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:43:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Thu, 05 Sep 2024 06:57:20 GMT]]>@idefix37 but that’s NOT THE POINT of the jet stream view. The Jet stream is the very fast winds that circle the polar region of the upper troposphere. The jet stream is an upper level phenomenon, not a surface one.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/199216https://community.windy.com/post/199216Thu, 05 Sep 2024 06:57:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:37:33 GMT]]>@idefix37
Thanks for answering！
If the gray background cannot be replaced, I hope the official team can also add the ability to change the background color of the weather radar ( I really want to change the darker color).
I will optimize the color layer, thank you for your reminder！

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/198098https://community.windy.com/post/198098Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:37:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Mon, 19 Aug 2024 07:49:45 GMT]]>@lanyou1250
You can delete the black color clicking on the small bin, but it seems there is no way to replace the grey background by another color.

By the way, you don’t need to keep all the intermediate steps when you want a discrete scale (not smoothed)

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]]>https://community.windy.com/post/198047https://community.windy.com/post/198047Mon, 19 Aug 2024 07:49:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Mon, 19 Aug 2024 06:41:16 GMT]]>How to change the base color of weather radar?
I have modified other colors with different reflectance, but when I modified the color of 0dbz, it didn't work, and this only occurs in weather radar.
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]]>https://community.windy.com/post/198046https://community.windy.com/post/198046Mon, 19 Aug 2024 06:41:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 10:34:37 GMT]]>@pep2406 Weather radar scale cannot be customised, but thanks for the feedback.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/129961https://community.windy.com/post/129961Tue, 03 Jan 2023 10:34:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 09:34:31 GMT]]>Hi I've already customized few layers, but I can't find the meteoradar layer in the list. Why it can't be customized?
I've always wanted to change the colour for storms that exceeds 60dBz.
It helps to recognize poverfull storms which could produce hails and other dangerous things.
Thanks for the answer.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/129947https://community.windy.com/post/129947Tue, 03 Jan 2023 09:34:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Sun, 15 May 2022 12:12:26 GMT]]>@mayq36qi

Interesting, but at sea surface you ignore the winds below 40 knots !

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/107405https://community.windy.com/post/107405Sun, 15 May 2022 12:12:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:51:36 GMT]]>I adjusted the color scale so that it shows jet streams.

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]]>https://community.windy.com/post/64033https://community.windy.com/post/64033Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:51:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Thu, 26 Nov 2020 06:19:00 GMT]]>@Korina

I'm using Google Chrome.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/63875https://community.windy.com/post/63875Thu, 26 Nov 2020 06:19:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:27:20 GMT]]>@Korina

The colors of Precipitation type layer can be now customized. That was not the case one year ago. See the post of @Miguelito67 here above who was asking this feature.
https://community.windy.com/topic/10336/customize-the-color-scales-of-windy-layers/3

So it is a recent change.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62874https://community.windy.com/post/62874Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:27:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:14:28 GMT]]>@idefix37 Thank you, I can see it now, we will have a look at this.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62869https://community.windy.com/post/62869Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:14:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:09:55 GMT]]>@Korina

I don’t know why the UI is different, but you can check by yourself

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]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62867https://community.windy.com/post/62867Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:09:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:07:19 GMT]]>@idefix37 Yes, but the UI is different.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62863https://community.windy.com/post/62863Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:07:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:06:27 GMT]]>@Korina
It is a screenshot from Windy. Same as you I was on the point to give the same reply.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62862https://community.windy.com/post/62862Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:06:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:46:00 GMT]]>@Damir120505 @idefix37 Hi, this does not look as screenshot from Windy.com. What browser do you use?

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62852https://community.windy.com/post/62852Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:46:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:18:09 GMT]]>@Damir120505
OK that’s clearer with a screenshot. There is no obvious reason to have these lines and colors in the Precipitation type color scale.
Developers should have a look at it.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62817https://community.windy.com/post/62817Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:18:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 07:40:06 GMT]]>Theese layers aren't used.

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@idefix37

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62811https://community.windy.com/post/62811Fri, 20 Nov 2020 07:40:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:08:51 GMT]]>@Damir120505 said in Customize the color scales of Windy layers:

Why are they not used?

There are used. If no lightning is forecast by the model, Windy cannot show colors !

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]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62668https://community.windy.com/post/62668Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:08:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Thu, 19 Nov 2020 08:44:23 GMT]]>@Damir120505 Hello, what do you mean exactly? You can customise colors for each layer.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62666https://community.windy.com/post/62666Thu, 19 Nov 2020 08:44:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Thu, 19 Nov 2020 08:34:22 GMT]]>There are ligth thunder and thunderstorms color in color scale for type of precipitation. Why are they not used?

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62661https://community.windy.com/post/62661Thu, 19 Nov 2020 08:34:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Sat, 10 Oct 2020 13:21:18 GMT]]>winds.png
I've customize this color scale based on wind force and hurricane scales. Red is used for tropical storm/gale force winds, as the winds are dangerous enough to produce certain damages. Light white/purple indicates hurricane force winds (Category 1), and grey is used for major hurricane (Category 3). Dark blue indicates winds for jet stream and other extremely rare winds.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/58829https://community.windy.com/post/58829Sat, 10 Oct 2020 13:21:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Fri, 17 Jul 2020 20:25:29 GMT]]>@Tieske said in Customize the color scales of Windy layers:

Why can't the colours in the widgets?
I would love it for the many widgets on my own website!
Can you add this please, that would be awesome!
It looks me not difficult.
Thank you in advance, ;)
The settings don't save alsoo...

Tieske

I agree with you! These widgets are really great..

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/51670https://community.windy.com/post/51670Fri, 17 Jul 2020 20:25:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Customize the color scales of Windy layers on Fri, 22 May 2020 17:42:42 GMT]]>I love this layers:

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]]>https://community.windy.com/post/47186https://community.windy.com/post/47186Fri, 22 May 2020 17:42:42 GMT