Default Forecast
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ECMWF is the absolute worst forecast model for my location, but everything defaults to it on the mobile app. Every time I open the app I have to manually set the forecast model, and even then the favorites icons are all in ECMWF, and when I select anything it all just reverts back. It’s a lot of unnecessary toggling every time I want to see more accurate forecast. Can we please get an option to set a custom default within the app? Thanks,
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@evolab Do you want to set the model, displayed on the map, or the default model for forecast detail, which is opened after tapping/clicking on the location?
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@Ondřej-Šutera thanks for the response! It would be great if when I set the forecast model in the display settings that it stays as the default for everything. Even better would be if the favorites previews displayed the selected model, and when you select a location it also uses the selected model. It would also be great if this setting was saved in the app whenever I open it. For my location Meteoblue and HRRR are the most accurate, especially for precipitation. In order to see those forecasts I have to manually go to the location and change the forecast model every time.
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@evolab
If you update the settings on a widget to use HRRR as the model displayed - when you click the widget to open Windy, it will open with HRRR selected.
Unfortunately this doesn't work with Meteoblue because Meteoblue only has forecast details. So when you open Windy using the widget set on Meteoblue, it will switch to ECMWF.That being said, @Ondřej-Šutera I agree with @evolab. It would be a great upgrade to allow users to set a default model in Windy's settings.
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@Wheats thanks, that would be an workaround. The only defaults in the widget are EXMWF, GFS and ICON though and when I open the widget the app opens to, no surprise, ECMWF regardless though. It would still be nice to have the default forecast feature built into the app. I also understand Meteoblue is forecast only so would require additional setup for a separate forecast and map layer defaults. It would be icing on the cake to be able to customize them both. HRRR is a close second to Meteoblue for my location though so I’d be happy just not having to manually toggle out of ECMWF all the time.
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@evolab there’s already a custom startup layer and location option in user settings. This would be a great place to add settings for default forecast models.
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@evolab that's weird, when I click Forecast Model in my Windy Detail Widget settings it comes up with all the weather models available for the location I have selected (whether that's by my phones GPS or by favourite).
When I have HRRR selected, it shows HRRR data on the widget. When I click the widget it opens with HRRR as the selected model.
Maybe it's location specific? Maybe this is a bug for your location or something? Grasping at straws.
Hope you get it figured out.
I still agree though - we need to be able to customize and decide what model we want as a default.
