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    Windy's Version 41 is here and brings new features!

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    • Melissa FraleyM Offline
      Melissa Fraley @Polina Nozdrina | Premium
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      @Polina-Nozdrina Thanks for the updates. Windy’s radar option has been the most accurate and detailed source for me over the last three years which have been primarily spent in the Eastern Caribbean. I do see a slight issue with the future cast. Similar to another poster, I would slide back and forth to anticipate incoming rain. For example, right now in Martinique the squalls are moving in from the NE. But the future cast has them suddenly doing a hard turn from the east instead of continuing their trajectory.

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        Rach9 @Polina Nozdrina | Premium
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        @Polina-Nozdrina I am not loving the future radar and I think that is I am used to reading the radar and have a good idea of where it is travelling. I would love to be able to turn that feature off if I do not want to utilize it so it does not take up as much real estate on the screen. I love your program and use it daily and look forward to using all the other new features. Keep up the great work all!

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          idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Denis Legrand
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          @Denis-Legrand said in Windy's Version 41 is here and brings new features!:

          This would be the cherry on the cake.

          The English say the icing on the cake :)

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          • inAjetI Offline
            inAjet | Premium
            last edited by inAjet

            Love the new nowcasting feature, but it would be great if there was a way to easily return to the most recent actual radar image (middle of the slider). For example, you could place a ‘detent’ in the middle of the slider so that it would snap in place when near, or possibility double-tapping the slider would return it to the ‘now’ position.

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            • jillwatkJ Offline
              jillwatk @Polina Nozdrina | Premium
              last edited by

              @Polina-Nozdrina I am very excited with these new features especially the icing and CAT for aviation. I will let you know if I have any feedback to provide.

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              • UedichU Offline
                Uedich | Premium
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                The radar nowcasting is great, but I would suggest to add a local rain forecast based on radar to that (displaying something like „rain at your location will start in … minutes and will last … minutes“)

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                • W Offline
                  wolf1983
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                  I glad for the forecasting radar
                  The weather channel app predicts up to 72hrs ahead.

                  Why stop at just one hour. I understand like all predictions the greater the time lead the greater the error.

                  But an hour does little to help plan.

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                    acreerl | Premium
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                    Like the new nowcasting feature, but switching between the past radar and nowcasting is a bit clunky with the slider. It’s tough to get it to just the right spot to get it to play the nowcasting versus past. Maybe a toggle switch would work better?

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                    • Ross_GrootR Offline
                      Ross_Groot | Premium
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                      Radar nowcasting is great feature. In fact I used two weather apps just because Windy didn't have this feature. Windy will be my primary weather forecast app for my Pacifict Crest Trail thru-hike this year, wherever data available. One hour visual forecast is just enough to manage to camp and be ready for rain :-). Allow me to modify thru-hike greetings and say - happy forecasting :-)

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                      • Ross_GrootR Offline
                        Ross_Groot | Premium
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                        may I have a wish for future updates? Windy is my primary app to get ready for Pacific Crest Trail. To be in a picture of snow pack, temperature over 4300km, I recorded cca 80favourite points at the map. And this is a weak point for me - to manage all points - for instance to sort them as I wish to see them - is very difficult. I would appreciate better favourite points management. Thanks a lot for great app.

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                          strokedbc | Premium
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                          I really appreciate your dedication to new features, and the continued development of your excellent product. I use Windy probably dozens of times per day. Please never sell out! xoxo

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                          • wrk2502W Offline
                            wrk2502
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                            Just here to say, DUDES ROCK. Thank You Windy for helping ensure the best forecast for me to catch waves!

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                            • pascal CASTROP Offline
                              pascal CASTRO | Premium
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                              Wonderful 👍🏻

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                                the_program | Premium
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                                Hi, thanks for the Nowcasting feature. Now I got 3 apps that can predict the rain in The Netherlands. (The other 2 are https://buienradar.nl/ and https://www.buienalarm.nl/)

                                There is 1 thing I find a but annoying about Nowcasting. If I press the play button on the rain radar it runs the "last hour" animation, but after that it stops.
                                What I would like to see is that the animation directly progresses into the forecast once the "real" data has been shown.

                                Could you add this?

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                                • WheatsW Offline
                                  Wheats Meteorologist @the_program | Premium
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                                  A great option would be to allow the user to identify what they want.

                                  1. enable/disable radar "forecast"
                                    • if enabled, animation can go through both actual radar and forecasted radar.
                                    • if disabled, eliminate the forecast data portion of the timeline, only showing the actual radar data.
                                  2. ensure this user defined setting saves to the cloud

                                  This option could be just like the 1h/3h forecast switch.

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                                    JanSnijders @Polina Nozdrina | Premium
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                                    @Polina-Nozdrina, Windy a great app, but strange radar nowcasting with a "forecast" for 12, 6 or 1 hours in the past and only one hour in advance?????

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                                    • Tom AndersenT Offline
                                      Tom Andersen
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                                      Radar nowcasting is a good feature. Obviously the whole Windy app is just amazing.

                                      What I am missing is doppler radar, so I can tell snow from rain, etc. I guess would only be surface level, but one never knows!

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                                      • idefix37I Online
                                        idefix37 Sailor Moderator @JanSnijders
                                        last edited by idefix37

                                        @JanSnijders said in Windy's Version 41 is here and brings new features!:

                                        strange radar nowcasting with a "forecast" for 12, 6 or 1 hours in the past and only one hour in advance?????

                                        The radar loops for 12, 6, or 1 hours in the past are NOT a forecast ! It is observation by real radars installations, while the “nowcasting” is just extrapolation of the last picture of the loop. Are you really thinking that extending this extrapolation during the next 12 hours would be reliable ? You would be very disappointed in stormy and convective weather.

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                                        • Alex H-JonesA Offline
                                          Alex H-Jones
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                                          I subscribed to Premium a month ago so still getting to grips with the various features and the nowcasting feature is very much welcomed. It is useful and gives you an idea of where the rainfall is heading providing its on a incoming front for example but it is still quite limiting to just an hour. It would be good to see the information predicted in the precipitation layer applied to the radar layer to provide more reliable predictions and idea of intensity however, I understand that the radar's main purpose is more of a 'live' feature rather than predicted.

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                                          • bcollins7007B Offline
                                            bcollins7007 | Premium
                                            last edited by bcollins7007

                                            Thanks for the most recent update. I love the new Radar Casting feature as a good possibility of what's coming. I think any true weather watcher understands its limitations but is is a great addition. I know there will be people asking for a 3, 6 or 8 hour but we know the confidence level of accuracy would be minimal. This still continues to be my favorite weather app.

                                            Collins

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