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      ropeshansky
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      When I switch to Clouds layer, what color is clouds?

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      • idefix37I
        idefix37 Sailor Moderator @ropeshansky
        last edited by idefix37

        @ropeshansky

        In Settings you can find the default color scale for Clouds.

        5CE85BB8-428C-4B63-B1A7-6B0D0DA44C40.jpeg

        But I prefer to use another color scale

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        • Yves70Y
          Yves70 Meteorologist | Premium
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          @idefix37
          What colour scale do you use for the clouds ?

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          • idefix37I
            idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Yves70
            last edited by idefix37

            @Yves70
            Hi,
            Here are the settings I use for Clouds.
            The grey hue for 30% cloud cover of the default Windy color scale is replaced by a shaded white.
            The increased number of code lines gives more details to cloudiness.

            E5E1A124-FF10-4FA4-9D69-BA94ABC66596.jpeg

            To apply these settings it is easier to paste directly the code:
            In Menu, go to Settings
            Scroll down and choose Customize color scale
            Select overlay: Clouds
            At bottom of page find the line Import/export
            Click on [view code] to open a window pop up
            Delete the text code in this window
            Select and copy all lines of code here below and paste them in the window
            Press [Import Gradient]
            Press Save
            [[0,[208,156,104,0]],
            [4,[208,156,104,256]],
            [8,[208,156,104,256]],
            [12,[208,156,104,256]],
            [16,[208,156,104,256]],
            [20,[208,160,112,256]],
            [24,[208,164,120,256]],
            [28,[208,168,128,256]],
            [32,[208,172,136,256]],
            [36,[208,176,144,256]],
            [40,[208,180,152,256]],
            [44,[208,184,160,256]],
            [48,[208,188,168,256]],
            [52,[208,192,176,256]],
            [56,[208,196,184,256]],
            [60,[208,200,192,256]],
            [64,[208,204,200,256]],
            [68,[208,208,208,256]],
            [72,[208.8,212,212,256]],
            [76,[209.6,216,216,256]],
            [80,[210.4,220,220,256]],
            [84,[211.2,224,224,256]],
            [88,[212,228,228,256]],
            [92,[212.8,232,232,256]],
            [96,[213.6,236,236,256]],
            [100,[214.4,240,240,0]]]

            If you like these colors, keep them. If you don’t like, you can come back to the default Windy settings at any time by pressing Load defaults

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            • Yves70Y
              Yves70 Meteorologist @idefix37 | Premium
              last edited by

              @idefix37
              Thanks a lot !

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              • Yves70Y
                Yves70 Meteorologist @idefix37 | Premium
                last edited by

                @idefix37
                One comment : the scale of the clouds map is "mm of rain" and not the percentage as it is the case for the other maps for the cloud (high cloud, middle or low, where the scale is not the rain). If I need to see the rain, I can select the right map so I am wondering why on this specific clouds map, percentage has been replaced by mm of rain,...?

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                • idefix37I
                  idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Yves70
                  last edited by idefix37

                  @Yves70
                  In fact the Cloud map show both clouds and rain. Rain is displayed as colour dots. It is quite useful to have them shown together. As you say it would be probably better to have the cloud % scale instead the rain scale on this map. So for cloudiness you need to use the weather picker to know the cloud cover in % or the scale in Settings.

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