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    • mhaberler
      mhaberler @ivo | Premium last edited by

      @ivo delighted!

      I already primed all my ballooning fellows on this - ICON-D2 is the best model for us in central Europe for flight forecasts

      and my farmer neighbours.. I taught some of them to use windy and they are getting pretty good at bringing home the hey before the rain sets in;)

      • Michael

      Michael

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      • Flachkurbler
        Flachkurbler @ivo | Premium last edited by

        Dear Ivo and team,

        thanks a lot for integrating this modell.

        DWD writes
        "Based on model runs at 00, 06, 09, 12, 15, 18 and 21 UTC, ICON-D2 provides new 27-hour forecasts every 3 hours. The model run at 03 UTC even covers a forecast period of 45 hours."

        Currently, Windy tells me
        "Updated 6h ago (ref 06Z)
        Next update expected at: 03:28 PM, in 0h 58m 5s
        Update interval: 6 - 7 hrs
        Reference time: 2021-11-10T06:00:00Z"

        Could you please explain?

        Best regards, Daniel

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        • kubav027
          kubav027 Global Moderator @Flachkurbler last edited by

          @flachkurbler Hello, we are currently showing only 00, 06, 12, 18 runs. All of them cover forecast for 48 hours. This DWD info is outdated. ICON-D2 was extended to 48hours in the end of June (see page 7 https://www.dwd.de/SharedDocs/downloads/DE/modelldokumentationen/nwv/icon/icon_dbbeschr_aktuell.pdf?view=nasPublication&nn=13934).

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            nightmove | Premium last edited by

            From the daily work that this ICON-D2 is a very good model, very exact in detailed forecasts. Many thanks to implement it here...

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            • mnoll
              mnoll | Premium last edited by

              Congratulations: especially for ballon pilots a very useful extension because of solid wind prediction.

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              • iBender70
                iBender70 | Premium last edited by

                Very nice! Thank you for adding the ICON-D2 model to Windy.
                Is it possible to set this as the default weather model whenever I use Windy?
                Currently I always have to switch from ECMWF (default) to my preferred weather forecast model. This would be really convenient.
                Looking forward to the iOS App update to get ICON-D2 to my smartphone as well.

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                • Korina
                  Korina Administrator @iBender70 last edited by

                  @ibender70 Hi, we are happy that you like it!
                  Currently the default model is ECMWF, it is not possible to set a different one.

                  Korina

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                  • iBender70
                    iBender70 @Korina | Premium last edited by

                    @korina Yes, I know that the ECMWF is currently the default.
                    But, is it planned that this can be changed by the user in future releases? This would be really helpful. Changing the weather model every time I use Windy is not really convenient.
                    Is there any special reason why the ECMWF weather model is the hardcoded default? Why not let the user decide?

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                    • Korina
                      Korina Administrator @iBender70 last edited by

                      @ibender70 We may add this option in future releases.

                      Korina

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                      • krieggus
                        krieggus @ivo | Premium last edited by

                        @ivo Hi, is there any chance that this Forecast will be available for South America (especificaly Argentina). Thanks, and I realy enjoy your app, never get wet in my bike anymore 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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                        • Korina
                          Korina Administrator @krieggus last edited by

                          @krieggus Hi, glad to you it. ICON-D2 is european model, therefore it is not available in South America.

                          Korina

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                          • iBender70
                            iBender70 @krieggus | Premium last edited by

                            @krieggus This weather model has been created by "Deutsche Wetterdienst" (DWD). The German Weather Service is a federal authority in the division of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.
                            So this model has been developed especially for Germany and some of their neighbor countries close to Germany.
                            So, you see, because of that it will most likely never be available for any other regions.

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                              youricast | Premium last edited by

                              Hi. Were you planning to make it available globally? or also in Asia at least? Thanks!

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                              • Yves70
                                Yves70 Meteorologist @youricast | Premium last edited by

                                @youricast
                                This model only covers part of Europe
                                https://www.dwd.de/EN/ourservices/nwp_forecast_data/nwp_forecast_data.html

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                                • ArneB
                                  ArneB | Premium last edited by

                                  If you want another model than ECMWF when you start Windy,
                                  delete your shortcut that takes you to Windy homepage. Than chose the model you want, and the location you want. Then save this as a shortcut. Next time you open Windy it will open with the new model. If you want another model or/and location just repeat.

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                                  • nurtext
                                    nurtext @ivo | Premium last edited by

                                    @ivo Excellent, thanks a lot!

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                                      Adinin @nurtext | Premium last edited by

                                      Well done... More preciesly..

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                                      • DrEbe
                                        DrEbe | Premium last edited by

                                        Congratulations! Good work.

                                        Implement the same for Asia-Pacific region.

                                        Dr.Ebe
                                        Kodaikanal Solar Observatory

                                        Ebenezer Chellasamy

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                                        • DrEbe
                                          DrEbe @youricast | Premium last edited by

                                          @youricast
                                          More disaster is happening in Asia - Pacific region.
                                          It is a good suggestion.
                                          All the best!

                                          Dr.Ebe

                                          Ebenezer Chellasamy

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                                          • idefix37
                                            idefix37 Sailor Moderator @DrEbe last edited by idefix37

                                            @drebe
                                            @youricast
                                            The domain of ICON-D2 developed by the German center DWD, is Central Europe as shown above. Windy just visualises the model data provided by this weather center and therefore cannot extend it to other areas.
                                            The only possibility to see a high-resolution model for Asia-Pacific region is to find a suitable one developed by a weather center. Do you know any model that would fit your needs?

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