Snow Accumulation Legend Is Hard To Read
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The legend for snow accumulation is hard to read
0 to 2 inches are given a huge amount of space as is 3-9 ft. They have almost no difference in the color.
Conversely, 2 to 20 inches are compressed into the middle third but are the most likely to contain the greatest interest.
This should be made more linear expand the middle third so it more clearly shows the difference between 6 inches and 16 inches (for example.)
The way it is now, you just can't tell but the difference between 5 inches and 16 inches is big.
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@jimerb
It is a semi logarithmic scale, which is usual for precipitation accumulation. In areas where you expect 5 inches, small steps are important but not interesting if you expect 9 ft during same time frame.
Here is the scale for New snow:
But you can modify and customise this scale yourself. In Settings > Customize color scale > New snow
https://community.windy.com/topic/10336/customize-the-color-scales-of-windy-layers?_=1707840261290
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@idefix37 I've created this color scale if you're interested.
Bryant Almany
http://almanydesigns.com -
@Bryant-Almany
Thank you, not so interested if it’s only new colors. What it brings more ? -
@Bryant-Almany
When you show a map with new colors, it would interesting that you show at same time the color scale, the one displayed in Settings in order we understand the different steps. -
@idefix37 In @Bryant-Almany's initial message there is a link. The link includes the import codes (but no image of the scale).
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@Wheats
OK but I don’t want to import his code just to see the detailed scale and then need to re-import my own code.
When I modify a color scale it’s not from an aesthetic point of view. You know it as you use my Wind color scale :) -
@idefix37 This doesn't seem to be working. I changed the color scale but it still shows a crazy amount of space up to 9 feet. Where I live, I never get that much snow. It's not showing the granularity of steps I specified. (I actually removed some steps to make it simpler.) I'm expecting the legend to show 18" on the far right side, not 9 feet.
You can see I have a yellow and red area that's not showing at all.
I tried refreshing my cache and a different browser that I never use for Windy.
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@jimerb
Yes
Yes, you can change the colors but not the steps in this color legend. So you need to keep an eye on the customised color scale you show in your screenshot.
Or just remember your 4 colors. -
@idefix37 I reset the number of steps to default and set the colors again. It's still stuck on the right at 9ft with no granularity in the most important middle area. It jumps from 4 inches to 20.
Without the settings open, how would I know if the area indicated is 8 inches, 12 inches or 16 inches? There's nothing on the legend guiding me.
Why let me add/remove steps if it has no affect on the legend? Why is it stuck on 9 feet? That's of no use unless you live in Alaska.
If I can't see the details in the legend I have no idea what I'm looking at on the map. Why have a legend if I have to remember the colors? (It doesn't snow every day, I'm gonna' forget.)
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@jimerb
The figures in the legend CANNOT be changed, even when you change the color scale steps. So as a Windy user, I cannot help you. For me this legend is not really useful. I check the values on the map with the weather picker but not with this color legend. -
@jimerb
Just as example, I customised the bottom of the humidity color scale, below RH 50%. It has been designed for wildfire firemen.
My color scale is:
0%-10% bright red
10%-20% dark red
20%-30% amber
30%-40% green
40%-50% light blue
This scale is not smoothed.
If you look at the color legend at bottom of my screenshot, it’s obvious that you can’t use it to understand this map, except for RH 50%.
Finally I don’t need this legend. -
@idefix37 Yeah but you're dong Percentages so you can do that. I'm doing inches for absolute values of snow which doesn't happen all the time.
What's the point of a legend if it's useless? It should be fixed.
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@jimerb
It is not a question of percentages. I made the same discrete scale with absolute values for several layers. And it works in the same way.
May be Windy developers will keep your request in their todo list, but with a smoothed colour scale this colour legend will be always unclear, specially if you set 20 colour steps.
