Wet bulb temperature is off
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Where I am on the east coast right now, the temperature is 90 degrees and the humidity is about 55%. The wet bulb temperature displayed in Windy was 74 degrees. Based on other charts I looked at, it is actually closer to 88. Since folks use this app to decide when it is safe be outside, it would be good to double check this feature of the app. If I am correct, it would be good to fix it or remove the feature. Thanks.
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@Ted-LaFemina said in Wet bulb temperature is off:
Based on other charts I looked at, it is actually closer to 88.
What are these charts ?
In Windy there are 6 models providing the forecast of Wet-bulb temperature including American models like HRRR and NAM.
You are may be confusing with wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_globe_temperature
The name seems similar to that of wet bulb temperature but figures are different. -
Yes, the web bulb is completely broken on Windy.
Their developers may be using AI in which case they will have no idea how to fix it. -
It's easy to say this layer is broken, without providing any evidence, benchmarks or explanations.
Windy doesn't use AI, but data from a dozen weather models in different parts of the world to create the wet bulb layers.
