Windy.com introduces soaring forecast
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@korina
A very good idea for us glider pilots!
I will be soon a subscriber, when I understand how to add to my Italian account of Windy.
Tristano Gargiulo -
Dear Sirs, I subscribed just now Windy Premium in order to have added to my menu soaring forecast and thermals, but I have a version in Italian and I cannot find and open in NUVOLE (which corresponds, I suppose, to CLOUD GROUPS) the button MORE LAYERS so to add THERMALS to my selection, which at present shows only: NUVOLE BASSE / BASE NUVOLOSA / VISIBILITA'.
May you kindly help me?
Another question: may I download the same app on my Android cell with tha same features?
Thank you
Tristano Gargiulo
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@korina Hey there guys. Just want to say firstly that it is an awesome program - well done. As a large scale model it is absolutely unrivaled. But as for the soaring forecast it just doesnt scale small enough for accurate readings - it is nothing compared to skysight and XC-skies - those are the benchmark programs to go for so Im not getting any value from it. But if it becomes more accurate on a smaller scale I would be the first to stand in line. :)
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@wild2fly do longer flights ?
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@tristano Hello, if you don't see Thermals in your layer selection, then you will need to add it from the layer menu by clicking on "More layers..".
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Hi I have premium membership but can’t get the thermal on my iPad app
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@billyfisher
It will be probably available in the app too.
But now you can get it via your browser on iPad as shown on mine:
May be necessary to find it in More layers...
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@billyfisher Hello, as @idefix37 mentioned, Thermals are not yet available for iOS, but you can view them in via browser.
Korina
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Nice feature, very appreciated by a glider pilot!
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Next layer has now to be airspace, then a possibility to plan a XC route and export with QRCOde or similar, to the most flight instruments out there.
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@korina many thanks did not see that hopefully it will be available in IOS soon
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@robbie-hilltop Thank you for suggestion. Airspaces are already available via plugin Airspaces.
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Hi. Great idea about thermals but need much more info for paragliders and sail planes. Will be niece if t-skew drawings or sounding will be better quality. Some glider pilots they can read and relay on this form of information's. Basically all info which is included in dr. Jack RASP blip map forecast is very helpful. As a active paraglider pilot more often I look on Windy forecast because of presents fresh data (wind directions and strength) is on one page. Now are included thermals parameters and this is great.
Regards for all Windy team.Pawel
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I LOVE the thermals forecast! So far it seems to be more accurate than others I've used, and it's easy to use, simple, and part of an overall experience that is done really well.
Dr Jack's has more details but it does a poor job near the coastline with sea breeze effects. Overall this is great. -
Excellent work! As a paraglider pilot (and premium user), it's wonderful to see such dedication to the soaring communities! Keep up the great work!
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@korina if it is possible, please put there information about climb rate in m/s, would it be possible?
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Theres no thermal welosity...strenght of thermals... thats what all other thermalssites have...
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I really appreciate the thermal forecast. It seems to be fairly accurate and lets me know when I should skip a day of work and go soaring.
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@rolle247 Hi, we value your feedback. We will try to improve thermals overall.
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This layer is extremely over-optimistic. It predicts heights for 1000 m or more higher than they are predicted by other methods (and then they really are). Take a look at the screenshot: The Thermals layer predicts 3200 m (which is extremely rare in Czechia) whereas it will actually be around 1890 m (as predicted by another method).
The method used by my plugin has its “proof” in the diagram:
I have no idea how the number coming from the Thermals layer is computed but it's most certainly wrong.
