“Real feel” temperature
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I don’t see a “real feel” temperature parameter anywhere on the app. It would be nice to know how hot a place feels when you factor in humidity and likewise how cold a place feels with the wind chill.
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@Brad-Pauley
Instead of Feels like temperature Windy offers the Wet bulb temperature layer.
https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/project/heat-policy-innovation-hub/what-is-wet-bulb-globe-temperature-wbgt -
In theory that looks like a good answer. In practice - the wet-bulb layer is laughably inaccurate.
Today it showed 18 degrees here :)
I wish, as outside was 34 degrees with a real fee two above.It would be dangerous is the forecast was mildly wrong, but now it’s so much off, that I just smille looking at it. Until that becomes usable (now isn’t), the simpler calculation for “real feel” offered in other apps would be much better (compared to nothing now)
See if you don’t believe:
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I did not say that Wet bulb temperature values are equal to the Feel like temperature values.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature -
@idefix37
They are not, of course, but a simple calculator for wet bulb temp showed me yesterday 27 even when I put just 10 as humidity (probably it was more)
18 is very, very wrong.Today is the same.
I’m thinking to put a bug separately in the proper section, as this layer is of no useHere it is for now:
Temp on map - 34-38(by Mblue). My station shows 35
Humidity - on map - 20. My station shows 23.
Wind - layer says 11. Closest real station reports 4km/h
I’m using the lowest (for WBGT calculation) figures - 24, 20, 11And I get 8 degrees more than what the layer shows - calculator shows 26 degrees
In the layer - 18:
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@enterfornone
Wet bulb temperature and wet global bulb temperature (WGBT) are different
https://www.instrumentchoice.com.au/news/wet-bulb-temperature-vs-wet-bulb-globe-temperature-whats-the-difference#:~:text=The wet bulb temperature will,potential heat-stress on humans.
You could say it’s wrong if you compare the Wet bulb temperature forecast in Windy with a real measurement of this parameter. -
@idefix37
Ok. I understand.
In this case the original request is even more valid, as the WBT has nothing in common with how it really feels outside, nor how you must prepare for exercise outdoors.
Although I see value for it the extremes, basically, set an alert if it goes over 35 and don’t go outside then, It cannot be seen as a replacement for the “real feel”. -
@enterfornone
To add further explanation here are the wet bulb temperature reported in Bulgaria as shown by Meteorologix
https://meteologix.com/fr/observations/bulgaria/wet-bulb-temperature/20240712-1200z.html
WBT does not give a temperature feel, but when you have 30°C predicted for temperature and 25°C predicted for WBT, you know you will feel very hot.
