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    • Luscombe8e
      Luscombe8e Pilot @vicb | Premium last edited by

      @vicb tried it , it freezes up on me

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      • khalilahli
        khalilahli | Premium last edited by

        Please gradient colors consistently and clearly on the convection areas

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          Dariusz1964 last edited by

          A very useful app, thanks

          darek1964

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            KLSSoaring @Korina last edited by

            @korina - I'm really pleased to see this feature being added.

            Just looking at it this morning, its a bit too coarse to be useful to a soaring pilot. Its telling me, for example, that a broad area over central California will have 6 knt thermals today in the afternoon. Its smoothed from the coast to the Sierra Mtns. Here's a screenshot showing the current prediction for thermals:

            ![0_1621784200945_74b1b006-cb5f-42e6-a37a-c77937672072-image.png](Uploading 100%)

            Experience and other tools tell me (1) there is cloud in some areas today, (2) thermal lift is rarely or never smoothly distributed from coast to mountains like that and (3) its not going to be that strong. Here's a screenshot from Skysight showing what's more likely to be seen for thermal distribution and strength today.

            3f363e4e-3cb4-4a4c-bc95-9b0f52513fc7-image.png

            Maybe there's no practical way to use better resolution and produce more localized predictions, but something more like the above Skysight image is what glider pilots would hope to see.

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            • vicb
              vicb Paraglider @KLSSoaring | Premium last edited by

              @klssoaring It's not 6knt - the layer shows top of lift (meters or ft)

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                skydog | Premium last edited by

                This looks really useful, will it be possible to indicate thermal strength as well as forecast height?

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                • Korina
                  Korina Administrator @skydog last edited by

                  @skydog We plan to improve the layer as time goes by:)

                  Korina

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                  • Korina
                    Korina Administrator @opelvivaro last edited by

                    @opelvivaro Thank you :)

                    Korina

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                    • TZ
                      TZ Administrator @Luscombe8e last edited by

                      @luscombe8e Hi, thank you for the feedback. We will try to tune it up.

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                      • Korina
                        Korina Administrator @khalilahli last edited by

                        @khalilahli Hi, colors of the layer Thermals can be modified here - https://www.windy.com/colors?ccl,50.080,14.505,5

                        Korina

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                          TRISTANO @Korina | Premium last edited by

                          @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

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                            TRISTANO | Premium last edited by

                            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
                            e-mail: tristanoga@libero.it

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                            • wild2fly
                              wild2fly @Korina | Premium last edited by

                              @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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                              • vicb
                                vicb Paraglider @wild2fly | Premium last edited by

                                @wild2fly do longer flights ?

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                                • Korina
                                  Korina Administrator @TRISTANO last edited by

                                  @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..".

                                  Korina

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                                    mcevzar last edited by

                                    Happy to see that, I hope you will add NEMS4 model.

                                    That one from meteoblue seems the most accurate in the Alps

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                                      billyfisher | Premium last edited by

                                      Hi I have premium membership but can’t get the thermal on my iPad app

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                                      • idefix37
                                        idefix37 Sailor Moderator @billyfisher last edited by idefix37

                                        @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:

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                                        May be necessary to find it in More layers...

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                                        • Korina
                                          Korina Administrator @billyfisher last edited by

                                          @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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                                            gfalleti last edited by

                                            Nice feature, very appreciated by a glider pilot!

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