Tips on how to stay alert and monitor monsoons through Windy's Real-Time updates

[Polina Nozdrina]

These seasonal winds, which bring intense and prolonged precipitation, pose significant challenges, such as flooding and landslides. Understanding where monsoon seasons occur and how to prepare for them is essential for minimizing their adverse effects.

Monitoring Weather in Real-time

• To follow real-time situation in the area, choose Satellite or Radar layer on Windy

• Both layers show real-time lighting data to watch incoming storms

• In addition, you can use the Hurricane Tracker, to follow any hurricane/typhoon/severe storms in the area

Monitoring Weather Forecast

• Select the layers such as rain and thunder, rain accumulation, thunderstorms, weather warnings or the feature hurricane tracker to view relevant data

• Compare different weather models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, etc.) to get a comprehensive forecast. This helps in understanding the likely path and intensity of the monsoon

Setting Up Alerts

• Enable location-based alerts to get updates relevant to your specific area - this feature is particularly useful for localised monsoon preparation.

• Set up custom alerts by clicking firstly on the heart icon, then on the bell icon in the app.

• Choose relevant parameters such as rainfall amount, wind and timing. This ensures you receive timely notifications about significant weather changes.

Editing an alert

If you wish to remove an alert, simply go to your Profile > Find the alert > Swipe left on it > Choose "Edit" > Scroll down and press "Delete alert".