Weather radar
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I'm a new Windy user and I love the comprehensive data. I cannot find any explanation of the weather radar, specifically what the sound and vibration buttons are for. Do these give an alert when there's bad weather (rain?) close to my location? As an astrophotographer who doesn't want to get my expensive gear soaked by overnight rain, this would be a great feature.
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@RedGreenRabbit
Here is a post explaining the different overlays Windy.com offers.
https://community.windy.com/post/3789Highlights: the vibration and sound are linked to lightning strikes (as far as I know). When you have the "Weather radar" layer activated your device will make a sound or vibrate when lightning is detected.
I would utilize the other layers to help predict overnight precipitation. Try using the "Rain, thunder" layer - this layer visualizes different guidance models for your area. You can select the different models yourself and compare what they are telling you.
Hope that helps!
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@Wheats said in Weather radar:
@RedGreenRabbit
Here is a post explaining the different overlays Windy.com offers.
https://community.windy.com/post/3789Highlights: the vibration and sound are linked to lightning strikes (as far as I know). When you have the "Weather radar" layer activated your device will make a sound or vibrate when lightning is detected.
I would utilize the other layers to help predict overnight precipitation. Try using the "Rain, thunder" layer - this layer visualizes different guidance models for your area. You can select the different models yourself and compare what they are telling you.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for your comments. Yes, I use the rain and clouds overlays, as well as the various weather model predictions, to determine if I'll bother with setting up my telescope. I find Windy an extremely powerful app to help me do this.
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@RedGreenRabbit not a problem. You can also look into creating an Alert for your area - I think there is a "Rain" alert you can set up. Also, depending on your local national weather service you may be able to get onto the weather warnings notification list.
