Votes for CarPlay, Garmin, validation, and suggestions for UX with fewer taps
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Hi.
Let me start by saying, once again, how much I value Windy and promoted among my sailing friends. Here are a couple of suggestions that would make it better for me at least. Probably others tooI know you are considering compatibility with CarPlay and Garmin so just another vote here for being able to use Windy on both of those platforms.
One of the things I like the most about Windy is the handful of models that I can compare. I have learned over time that in certain areas some models are better than others. Like GFS is best for precipitation, but horrible for predicting temperature. ECMWF is great for wind speed but not as good for precipitation. Over time, I have learned to bias these based on experience.
But it isn’t the same in locations as close as 10 miles away. You could do a validation of these based on forecast to actual history. At least one other weather app for sailors does this. You could take it one step further than them, by highlighting the model that is shown to be most accurate for the weather type (like wind) in that location. This would save me a few taps, which is always the sign of a great product
Another way to save a couple of tops would be to give the option to remember the Location, weather model, and “display as “ settings as the default view when I start using the app. I generally use the same “display as” in my location but showing it with the best validated model would also be helpful.
Thanks!
