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    • idefix37I Offline
      idefix37 Sailor Moderator @MaciekRyd
      last edited by

      @maciekryd
      And forecast shows steps of 3 hours for standard users and 1 hour for Premium users.
      Use your R&L arrow keys of your keyboard to see that clearly.

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      • MaciekRydM Offline
        MaciekRyd Pilot @idefix37
        last edited by

        @idefix37 Thanks! It works fine this way!

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        • V Offline
          vidulisico | Premium
          last edited by

          Soaring forecast, distance and planning addition. VFR or maybe new additional view with clouds (grey) and thermal strength (yelow and green on picture) . This could be really usefull :-)

          windy_wish.png

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          • Ivandel 1I Offline
            Ivandel 1
            last edited by

            Dear Friends
            I've been a Glider pilot since the '90s.,Also sailing. I'm a Premium subscriber. I was very happy with more of this tool in Windy. I Live in Lami where I can go sailing and also have the ARGS in Belem Novo, from where to take off for the flight to sail My city is Porto Alegre i Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil.

            IXL

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              markfrench | Premium
              last edited by

              Awesome addition to WINDY. I have used it for glider flights. So easy to access helpful information. The forecasts have been spot on.

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              • gloverG Offline
                glover | Premium
                last edited by

                This is an excellent addition to an otherwise superb weather site. Keep up the wonderful work!

                Greig Glover

                Glover

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                • V Offline
                  Vagabondo13
                  last edited by

                  Great idea!

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                  • Parms 0P Offline
                    Parms 0 | Premium
                    last edited by

                    Useful for a "broadly indicative" view over an area.

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                    • J Offline
                      Jenki | Premium
                      last edited by

                      Nice feature, thank you. Very useful information even for pilots planning cross-country flights due to prediction of turbulence. Thank you

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                      • hemersonrH Offline
                        hemersonr Paraglider
                        last edited by

                        thanks for this new layer.. I hope It will be a great help to our planning

                        HRS CONSULTORIA E TREINAMENTOS
                        Ampliando a consciência no voo de parapente

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                          shashighedia | Premium
                          last edited by

                          Hi
                          I clicked on the thermal icon but nothing changes on the screen , cant see and thermals? I am a premium user

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                          • idefix37I Offline
                            idefix37 Sailor Moderator @shashighedia
                            last edited by

                            @shashighedia
                            Where are you located? During the night there are no thermals.

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                            • MaciekRydM Offline
                              MaciekRyd Pilot
                              last edited by

                              Excellent job, Filip!

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                                rauliillo
                                last edited by

                                excelente capa un 10

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                                • windgnomeW Offline
                                  windgnome @Korina | Premium
                                  last edited by

                                  @korina said in Windy.com introduces soaring forecast:

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                                  This feature is great! What would be awesome too, is the expected thermal strength.

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                                  • EduardoSGE Offline
                                    EduardoSG | Premium
                                    last edited by

                                    After analysis during several months and flying areas, I must say that unfortunately the Thermal layer is almost useless in Argentina. Overly optimistic, usually by many hundreds of meters in all 3 models available

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                                    • KorinaK Offline
                                      Korina @EduardoSG
                                      last edited by

                                      @eduardosg Hi, we value the feedback, the layer is still in BETA version.

                                      Korina

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                                      • ihedekI Offline
                                        ihedek
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                                        Thanks for bringing this into Windy, yeahhhh!!!
                                        Besides refining the forsecast on cloudbase, adding upward velocity and boundry shear are important parameters gliders look at. Good resource: http://www.drjack.info/

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                                        • fritzneumannF Offline
                                          fritzneumann
                                          last edited by

                                          Love it, makes our decision whether to drive 90 minutes to our TO site very easy :) Thank You !

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                                          • Avesta 0A Offline
                                            Avesta 0
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi i’m a premium user but every time i open the app and click on Thermals layer it shows that i must subscribe to “premium”, but i am already registered ro premium. Is it a bug?
                                            Btw, thermals layer! Cool!!i
                                            I tried to attch the screenshot but its not possible.

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