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    • SutyS
      Suty Administrator @Peter Gehring
      last edited by

      @Peter-Gehring What exactly do you mean? I see that you already have Premium account.

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      • Brent DixonB
        Brent Dixon @jancellor | Premium
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        Bumping this, i would really appreciate this being added, or at least a way to enter the DP and temp that isn't via getting the mouse exactly in the right place.

        It's difficult for people with movement issues to get it in the spot.

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        • ZeusDogZ
          ZeusDog | Premium
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          I've found that the cursor text indication of wind speed sometimes doesn't agree with the wind barbs along the right side axis (as in the example above - "19 mph" while the wind barb indicates 50+ kts). or are the units of the wind barbs something other than the usual knots or the units set under Settings (mph, in the case of the example above).

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          • idefix37I
            idefix37 Sailor Moderator @ZeusDog
            last edited by idefix37

            @ZeusDog
            Wind barbs units cannot be other than knots.
            I think your sounding is displaying wrong wind barbs.
            I get 19 mph for less than 20 kt windbarbs in the graphic at 750hPa level for same location.

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            You can easily cross check the wind speed at this level on the map with the Altitude slider set at 800 - 700 hPa and the sounding graphic.

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            • ZeusDogZ
              ZeusDog @idefix37 | Premium
              last edited by

              @idefix37 I agree with all you said, including that I can cross-check the wind barbs. But why do you suppose the sounding forecast is showing me the wrong wind barbs, and why only sometimes? I will try to see under what circumstances this happens, but haven't noticed a pattern yet.

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                blazg | Premium
                last edited by

                Dear Windy team!
                Your sounding visualizations are great!

                In a month I am starting to teach atmospheric thermodynamics and plan to use your graphics.

                However, I am missing the output for water vapor mixing ratio values and isolines. Can those be visualized?

                Thanks!

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                  rud.demmerle | Premium
                  last edited by

                  The tool is really great! Exactly what I need for a more precise forecast for gliding! One little remark: in the forecast mode I am not sure about the time considered; a remark on that would be of great help too. Other wise just perfect. Congratulation!
                  Regards Rudolf

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                    qthedoc
                    last edited by qthedoc

                    Edit: Sounding ground elevation seems wrong. The elevation here (Hemet High School) is ~1700 ft yet the bottom of the sounding is only 700 ft. This makes is really hard to use for soaring.
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                      qthedoc @qthedoc
                      last edited by

                      @qthedoc Ok I refreshed the page and its working!

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                        jimhopp | Premium
                        last edited by

                        Would love to get a second Y scale with altitudes.

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                          dcorbett | Premium
                          last edited by

                          Hi there

                          Just wondering where the actual (not forecast) soundings have gone.

                          They seem to be missing over the last several days.

                          Thanks in advance.

                          Keep up the great work!

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                          • idefix37I
                            idefix37 Sailor Moderator @dcorbett
                            last edited by idefix37

                            @dcorbett
                            Radiosonde measurement is still available. Click on the 3 dots (More options…)
                            Here is the radiosonde measurement in Payern, Switzerland.

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                            You can pin this option if you need.

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                              dcorbett | Premium
                              last edited by

                              Thank you!

                              Keep up the good work.

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                              • Threlfa7T
                                Threlfa7 | Premium
                                last edited by

                                Hi,

                                Thank you so much for the tool?

                                Would it be possible to always plot the lifted parcel curve based off the forecast sfc dew point and temperature please?

                                Cheers,
                                Rick

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                                  santiam | Premium
                                  last edited by

                                  Nice tool that is more informative than that on NWS web page. I'm curious what the switch does. Dry / wet lapse rates?

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                                  • Gkikas LGPZG
                                    Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @santiam
                                    last edited by

                                    @santiam
                                    The switch turns the sounding diagram in a "skew-T" form.
                                    That means that isotherms (constant temperature lines) are “skewed” to the right as they go up in altitude.
                                    For a tutorial on "skew-T diagram",
                                    read https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/convective_parameters/skewt/skewtinfo.html

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                                    • Meteo.Maresme Meteorológia catalanaM
                                      Meteo.Maresme Meteorológia catalana | Premium
                                      last edited by

                                      Hola,! La raya intermitente es la adiabatica seca verdad? y la recta la húmeda?No hablo de la temperatura ni punto de rocío. Gracias espero una respuesta.
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                                        zmaccagnano | Premium
                                        last edited by

                                        I really like the tool! It would be nice to include the higher altitude data as well...as high as you have data.

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                                          boothdcb
                                          last edited by

                                          The forecast Skew T addition for any point on the map is fantastic. All it needs is a time stamp, and/or better still, if the user could choose a time that its valid for.

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                                          • DaveCbTRWD
                                            DaveCbTRW | Premium
                                            last edited by

                                            great value

                                            DAM

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