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    • idefix37I Offline
      idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Claudio Grego
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      @Caefix

      I’ve made a comparison of wind / gusts color scale in the map and in the basic meteogram.
      Not very similar !

      83FEF426-9B58-4F39-9FDD-C92D48EC4727.jpeg

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        John Kenneth 2 @Korina
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        @Korina Good day. I have a question related to meteogram. Currently, I am not a premium user of windy.com app therefore the updates of forecast is two times a day. Is time of forecast (from sunrise to sunset)in meteogram is "latest forecast" even I am not a premium user?

        ken21

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          rjlukhurakhan @Korina
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          @Korina said in How to read Meteogram:

          Here is a description of units in Meteogram

          Displayed temperature and dew point represents values 2m above the surface.

          framee 1.png

          Wind displays average wind speed 10m above the surface level.
          Wind gusts display values 10m above the surface in the last 3 hours.

          framee 2.png

          Shaded area symbolises temperature on the upper side and dew point on the lower side. Color matches with the values given, corresponds with the color scale.

          Temperature is close to the dew point = air is humid
          The difference between temp. and d.p. is bigger = air is dry
          Dew point and temp. are equal = relative humidity is 100% (fog)

          framee 4.png

          800h is short for 800hPa
          5km and 6400ft represent elevation both in meters and feet
          FL100 is short for Flight Level 10000ft
          framee 5.png

          Atmospheric pressure asl
          Some values of this curve are shown in the hPa line.

          framee 6.png

          Different colors of precipitations are explained in the Meteogram detail.

          Deep blue = rain
          Pink = convective rain
          Light blue = snow

          Grey clouds in Meteogram are calculated from relative humidity. It can be explained as a distribution of water in the atmosphere. The height in the Meteogram is in pressure levels. km/ft values are only rough estimation and they are AMSL.

          framee 7.png

          Q: What does this Grey Layer means?

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          • Gkikas LGPZG Offline
            Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @rjlukhurakhan
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            @rjlukhurakhan
            Clouds as calculated from relative humidity aloft.

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              rjlukhurakhan @Gkikas LGPZ
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              @Gkikas-LGPZ got it, thank you

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                raphipps1966 @Korina | Premium
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                @Korina said in How to read Meteogram:

                Here is a description of units in Meteogram

                Displayed temperature and dew point represents values 2m above the surface.

                framee 1.png

                Wind displays average wind speed 10m above the surface level.
                Wind gusts display values 10m above the surface in the last 3 hours.

                framee 2.png

                Shaded area symbolises temperature on the upper side and dew point on the lower side. Color matches with the values given, corresponds with the color scale.

                Temperature is close to the dew point = air is humid
                The difference between temp. and d.p. is bigger = air is dry
                Dew point and temp. are equal = relative humidity is 100% (fog)

                framee 4.png

                800h is short for 800hPa
                5km and 6400ft represent elevation both in meters and feet
                FL100 is short for Flight Level 10000ft
                framee 5.png

                Atmospheric pressure asl
                Some values of this curve are shown in the hPa line.

                framee 6.png

                Different colors of precipitations are explained in the Meteogram detail.

                Deep blue = rain
                Pink = convective rain
                Light blue = snow

                Grey clouds in Meteogram are calculated from relative humidity. It can be explained as a distribution of water in the atmosphere. The height in the Meteogram is in pressure levels. km/ft values are only rough estimation and they are AMSL.

                framee 7.png

                I don't understand what the grey areas mean. Can someone explain please

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                • idefix37I Offline
                  idefix37 Sailor Moderator @raphipps1966
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                  @raphipps1966
                  The grey areas mean clouds.

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                    raphipps1966 @idefix37 | Premium
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                    @idefix37 But the cloud base today scattered at 2700 and Broken at 3700 at Lydd airport. There was no rain except a,drizzle at 13.00 UTC. Yet the Meteogram showed a dark band right at the bottom with 0.2 blue vertical line at 13.00 UTC. The 'band' was almost black from late morning until late afternoon

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                    • idefix37I Offline
                      idefix37 Sailor Moderator @raphipps1966
                      last edited by idefix37

                      @raphipps1966
                      The Meteogram is providing a forecast, not an observation.
                      Providing a screenshot would help.
                      Have you tried several models ?
                      Then this topic should clarify your question
                      https://community.windy.com/topic/10309/cloudbase-meteograms?_=1733352137019

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                        Thierry04
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                        Hello, what is the color code for the temperature? Are the colors related to an average temperature for the chosen location?

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                          Weather2004 Meteorologist @Thierry04 | Premium
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                          @Thierry04 In terms for the color code for temps, the default one windy uses does not mean the average temp, but one scale used as a global average. We can change the temperature colors on the windy map. There's one scale I enjoy using and have used it for 5 years now. If you want to change your temperature colors, you could go on Windy, then press on the top right corner where it says "menu", then press settings, it's on the left of where it has 8 different things, then after that, scroll down to where it says "customize color scale", then after that, you should be able to change the scale to the desires you wish to have it on.

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                            Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @Weather2004
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                            @Weather2004
                            https://community.windy.com/post/34280

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                              布 欧 @Korina
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                              @Korina said in How to read Meteogram:

                              @galtsev Hi, we do not offer globe yet, so it is not possible to view it.

                              hello,could i wanna asked a question?in the meteogram,for example,does 9am means time from 6am to 9am or 9am to 12am?which one is the correct answer?Therefore, the precipitation at 9 am shows that 5mm is the total precipitation from 6 amto 9 am or the total precipitation from 9 amto 12 am?Or the precipitation of the hour at 9 am?

                              THANKS A LOT!

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                                Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @布 欧
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                                @布-欧
                                The 3hr precipitation shown at 9
                                is the accumulated preci. from 6 to 9.

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                                  布 欧 @Gkikas LGPZ
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                                  @Gkikas-LGPZ

                                  ok,thanks!

                                  If it's clear at 9am, does it mean that it's clear from 6am to 9am ? be grateful to you!

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                                    Mhuala | Premium
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                                    Hi! Can somebody tell me what this '8 cm' means in the rainfall forecast? I know there's no chance of 80 mm of rainfall today :b

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                                      Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @Mhuala
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                                      @Mhuala
                                      8 cm of snow (equivalent to 8 mm rain).
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                                        Yukitaka Nishimura @Korina | Premium
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                                        @Korina
                                        I was using Windy but had some questions. This article cleared up all my doubts at once and will be very useful for my future mountain climbing. Thank you.

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