Australia: Need ACCESS-C Model

mkywx

Hi Windy,
I've just recently purchased a premium subscription and was disappointed to find that the high resolution ACCESS-C model from the Bureau of Meteorology is not available for Australia.

A premium subscription on all other Australian platforms includes the ACCESS-C data, so I was surprised to see this was not the case with Windy.com.
Windy.com is by far the best website to visualise the weather models and with the high resolution of the ACCESS-C it would be amazing to have this added in for us to enable me to get rid of my subscription to other websites which provide a much inferior experience at viewing the model.

This model is by far the most accurate model available to Australia, with a 1.5 km resolution available and is very highly accurate in all situations.

It is the only model in my location that accurately predicts the wind gusts we get off the mountains, it is the only model that accurately predicts the overnight temperatures in our valley. It is the only model that accurately predicts storm onset times in our area.

Windy has the best interface by far and this model is very much needed for Australian users, can we please get this added?

It's very disappointing to have a premium subscription and find that this model is unavailable here when I can get it elsewhere on an inferior platform.

The ACCESS-C covers most of the coast of Australia centred around the major population areas of:
Victoria and Tasmania; Brisbane; Perth; Adelaide; Sydney; Darwin; and North Queensland.

Thank you.

idefix37

@mkywx

See this related post:
https://community.windy.com/topic/27390/access-c-coverage-for-australia?_=1706362620435

anthony10

I'd like to add my vote on adding ACCESS-C for premium users.

The 1.5km resolution is a game changer for Australian user's vs ECMWF 9km.

Windy has by far the best weather UI and platform.

anthony10

@mkywx Here is additional information regarding the pricing (AUD) for all the BOM services.

https://reg.bom.gov.au/other/charges.shtml

anthony10

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anthony10

@mkywx @mkywx Just in regard to the level of detail that ACCESS-C has for certain areas of Australia. Check out this post from Andrew Miskelly animation showing the cold front at 1500m above VIC and NSW high country. The incredible detail that can been seen over the mountains is jaw-dropping.

anthony10

@mkywx It is amazing the resolution that ACCESS-C has (1.5km) when you compare it to other global models (Obviously I know that I'm comparing global vs local).