BIG Spring update full of new features: Part 1/3 - Meet ACCESS model for Australia
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First local model for Australia!
We are pleased to launch another local weather model called ACCESS provided by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Australian Community Climate and Earth-System Simulator (ACCESS). Based upon the UK Met Office Unified Model system. ACCESS GS is the global numerical forecast model operated by BoM. It is run four times daily and provides forecast data out to 240 hours with a horizontal resolution of approximately 12 km and 70 vertical levels.
Main attributes:
- 12 km resolution
- local model for Australia
- update intervals 6 - 7 hours
Learn more about our portfolio of weather models via Guide to Windy weather models.
The ACCESS model is accessible both on desktop and in the iOS and Android app, it has 1 hour forecast for the Premium users and is released for the majority of weather layers on Windy.
What layers is ACCESS available for?
ACCESS is available for the following weather layers: Wind, Wind gusts, Wind accumulation, Rain, Thunder, Rain accumulation, New snow, Precip. Type, Temperature, Dew point, Humidity, Clouds, High clouds, Medium clouds, Low clouds, Thermals and Pressure.
Try it out
Select ACCESS model from the bottom bar on desktop or from the side menu under "Forecast model" in the app.
https://www.windy.com/?bomAccess,-31.076,103.240,3,i:pressure,internal
Korina
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K Korina pinned this topic on
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@korina kdy budou další spring updaty a jaké? Dekuji.
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Thumbs up for the great work of the talented Windy staff. Always brings something new, always improving the best weather application out there !
Bravo
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Wonderful! Im sure all of your Australian users will love and appreciate this local model.
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@bbary Dobrý den, další informace ohledně novinek uveřejníme v následujících týdnech.
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THANK YOU Windy Crew! As an Australian resident & user, WeatherNurd and casual weather teacher, having ACCESS inside Windy is so so great. Love the work you do and I use Windy multiple times daily! Warm regards, Jeremy P
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@jman007 We are happy to hear such feedback! Best regards :)
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This is a fantastic addition. Those of us from Australia will really appreciate the offerings from this well known model. I am actively involved in the weather fraternity in Australia (around 20,000 subscribers) and promote your app often.
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Appreciate it!
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@hoffam-au No plans at the moment, but thank you for suggestion.
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It looks like the ACCESS model includes New Zealand - can you please confirm that?
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@rimu-miro Hello, yes, it does include New Zealand.
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Can I default to ACCESS model in Windy app & widget? Everytime when I open the app, it reverts back to ECMWF.
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Ooh, I live in New Zealand!!
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@squshy said in BIG Spring update full of new features: Part 1/3 - Meet ACCESS model for Australia:
Ooh, I live in New Zealand!!
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Fantastic... thank you windy!
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Bought premium because you showed AUS the love!
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