Windy Tutorial: How to use a route planner
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Windy has a route planner with many functions. The route planner provides information for cars, boats, and airplanes as well. You can plan your trip to be as long as you want. We hope that this detailed description will be helpful for everyone!
In the left corner of the Elevation menu you can see units, which tells you how long the road is. By clicking on units, you can choose which units you need.
Below the units are Total ascent, Total descent, Max elevation, minimal elevation and on the bottom is Route detail, which shows you geographic coordinates and also allows you to download a scheduled trip in GPX and KML format or share your route.
- Total ascent = provides a total of all increases to elevation
- Total descent = is the sum of all height differences of those parts of the track descending.
- Maximal elevation = provides the highest elevation achieved
- Minimal elevation = provides the minimal elevation achieved
Car, hiking
- Temperature = How many degrees it will be during the trip
- Rain, Snow (mm) = How many mm of rain/snow there will be during the trip
- Wind (kt) = Force of constant wind
- Wind gusts = A gust, or wind gust, is a brief increase in the speed of the wind, usually less than 20 seconds.
- Wind direction = is reported by the direction from which it originates. For example, a northerly wind blows from north to south. In general, wind directions are measured in units from 0° to 360°, but can alternatively be expressed for -180° to 180°.
- Winds are named for the direction from which they come, followed by the suffix -erly. For example, winds from the north are called “northerly winds” (north + -erly).
Airgram
@Gkikas-LGPZ;desc:Airgram;licence:cc;" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" />- Symbols illustrate wind speed and direction
- Windy symbols at lower levels (e.g. at 1000 hPa) are shown relatively smaller than the same symbols at higher levels
- Lines labelled means pressure in hPa (hectoPascal)
The “standard” pressure on the surface (sea level) is 1013 hPa. As we go up, the pressure falls, so at 850 hPa we are at an elevation of 1500m (5.000 ft) at 500 hPa, 18.000 ft etc
The winds aloft are amsl. Actually are the winds on standard isobaric surfaces. For example the wind at 5000ft is actually the wind on a “surface” of the atmosphere where the pressure is 850 hPa.
Over mountains those “isobaric surfaces” may intersect* (cut) the orography (land surface). Thus, if you point on Everest and choose wind at different altitudes you'll find out that wind “stays the same” at all levels from Om (msl) up to 8.000m.
@Gkikas-LGPZ;licence:cc;" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" />- Also here, all wind symbols show the same wind speed (25 kts)
@Gkikas-LGPZ;licence:cc;" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" />VFR
Visual flight rules are a set of regulations under which a pilot operates an aircraft in weather conditions generally clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going. The weather must be better than basic VFR weather minima, i.e. in visual meteorological conditions (VMC). The pilot must be able to operate the aircraft with visual reference to the ground, and by visually avoiding obstructions and other aircraft
- Rain, Snow (mm) = How much mm of rain/snow there will be during the trip
- Convective r. = thunderstorms during the trip
- Clouds, rain (mm) = How many mm of clouds/rain there will be during the trip
- Weather warnings
- Cloud tops (m) = At what maximum height clouds are
- Cloud base (m) = At what minimum height clouds are
- Surface visibility (km) = Surface visibility during the trip
- Dew point spread (°C) = Dew point spread during the trip
IFR
Instrument flight rules (IRS) is one of two sets of regulations governing all aspects of civil aviation aircraft operations; the other is visual flight rules.
When operation of an aircraft under VFR is not safe, because the visual cues outside the aircraft are obscured by weather, instrument flight rules must be used instead.
ATC monitors IFR flights on radar, or through aircraft position reports in areas where radar coverage is not available
- ISA difference = International Standard Atmosphere, is a model for the standardization of aircraft instruments
- Weather warnings
- Cloud tops = At what maximum height clouds are
Boat
- Temperature = How many degrees it will be during the trip
- Rain, Snow (mm) = How many mm of rain/snow there will be during the trip
- Wind (kt) = Force of constant wind
- Wind gusts = A gust, or wind gust, is a brief increase in the speed of the wind, usually less than 20 seconds.
- Wind direction = is reported by the direction from which it originates. For example, a northerly wind blows from north to south. In general, wind directions are measured in units from 0° to 360°, but can alternatively be expressed for -180° to 180°.
- Waves = How big the waves will be and their direction
Direction of the wind
How to choose your direction on the map
- Our automatic settings is LEFT TO RIGHT, but you can choose between 3 options
- On these pictures you can see 3 maps with the same road but with a different direction of wind
NORTH UP = absolute direction of wind, direction of movement has no influence (ie. if the arrow or sign imply the direction to the top - the wind is blowing from the south, to the left - it’s blowing from the east etc...)
BOTTOM TO TOP = relative direction of wind, when the azimuth of the user in exact point is turned upwards, ie. when the user is moving from from the west to the east and the wind is blowing from the north to the south, the direction of the wind will be showing from left to right
LEFT TO RIGHT = it’s the same situation, just the azimuth is rotated 90 degrees to the right, ie. if the user is moving from the west to the east and the wind is blowing from the north to the south (same situation as previously), the direction of the wind will be showing from the top to bottom
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Good, but how to use it on iphone? Thanks
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I have a problem that it overflows the screen and the features entries are still showing hidden and out of the screen, I tried on the desktop but still the same problem, it's possible Is it an error?
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@vicky388
Please could you show a screenshot.
I understand that you talk about the hidden part of the Route planner table when the trip lasts a long time. In this case you just need to scroll the table to the left to see the right part of it, but only on desktop.
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Hi
I have installed the windy app on my phone.
I have registered.
But not a paid user.Is it still possible to get that bottom section?
And possible to do route planning ?
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@idefix37 hi
How do i get the route and distance plan on my phone on the windy app please ? -
@Johanpretis1
As said above, the Route planner is only available on browser version, on desktop.
In mobile app (with a red logo) you have the Distance & planning feature only.
Long press on your screen to get a pop up window, then select Distance & planning. -
Hello, how to use the module route planner on my android ?
Thanks for your support.Bonjour,
Comment utiliser le module planning sur mon téléphone android pour faire une simulation de routage de bateau.
Je parviens à afficher les distance mais pas l'option planning.
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@voilier-oceane Hello, Route planner on mobile devices is only available in a limited form. If you want to use all the functions, you need to go to the desktop.
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Thank you. It is very thorough.
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Hi everyone and Merry Xmas!
Is there a way to increase the visibility of the pressure /altitude levels and respective temperatures on the screens: I do struggle to discern them since they’re so faint.
The same with the freezing line throughout the timeline.
Thank you in advance!
Love the route planning ability by the way!Reply
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@dnone1
No need to multiply the same post:
https://community.windy.com/topic/9071/weather-forecast-flight-planning-and-airspaces-at-once-a-great-extension-for-pilots/19 -
Hello, how do you select the model of prevision (ECMWF, ICON, ...) in the Route Planner? Thanks
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@shadow_heart
Route planner is only available with ECMWF model. No way to select an other one. -
Hi,
Can we add stop over or can we only do it in several routes? -
@raph_london
Hi,
There is no possibility to include stop over in a Route. You need to do several routes -
Is there any plan to implement a IFR route planner for paragliders, microlights, powered paragliders, gliders, powered parachutes etc.?
The tool looks incredibly powerful but unfortunately the airgrams are not of any use as our altitude ranges in flatlands are relatively low and there's no granularity.
It would be amazing to have something just like the IFR tool but topping out at about 6000 ft (or lower as an option) rather than 44,000 ft!
At the moment, only the bottom two would be of any use to me and it isn't worth me subscribing to Premium for this feature.
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@jphobbs
Why don’t you use the VFR for paragliding option instead of IFR ?? -
@idefix37 sorry brain freeze. I meant VFR in all instances above. I can't edit the post. My points still apply.
