Windy.com introduces soaring forecast

Korina

@maciekryd Hi, the model updates are every 6 - 7 hours.

idefix37

@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.

MaciekRyd

@idefix37 Thanks! It works fine this way!

vidulisico

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 :-)

Ivandel 1

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.

markfrench

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

glover

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

Greig Glover

Vagabondo13

Great idea!

Parms 0

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

Jenki

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

hemersonr

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

shashighedia

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

idefix37

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

MaciekRyd

Excellent job, Filip!

rauliillo

excelente capa un 10

windgnome

@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.

EduardoSG

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

Korina

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

ihedek

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/

fritzneumann

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