Hourly Precipitation Forecast (Rain layer)
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Hello,
I'm writing to ask about the precipitation layer. I've noticed that the hourly forecast is only available in 3-hour increments. Is there a specific reason why a 1-hour option isn't implemented?
I believe that having an hourly precipitation forecast would be a very useful feature, and I was wondering if you have any plans to add this in the future.
Thank you! :)
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@michele7
Hi,
You mean that the rain forecast in the weather picker is 3h-amount. This is what the weather models provide.
https://community.windy.com/topic/3361/description-of-weather-overlays?sort=oldest_to_newest -
Hello!
I’m attaching a photo of what I mean. On other weather apps, with the same models, it’s possible to see precipitation data either hourly or every 3 hours. I just wanted to understand why this isn’t possible on Windy.
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@michele7 Can you provide any link to services that offer same models with more detailed data?
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Hello,
I can see hourly precipitation data on the following services:• Ventusky: Both the app and the website display precipitation every hour (1h) for models like ICON-CH and ICON-D2, AROME.
• Meteologix.com: This website also shows hourly precipitation forecasts for the same models.
Regarding ecmwf only meteologix offer the hourly precipitation data. But I’m more interested in the high resolution models. :)
I hope this helps.
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@Suty
Even Windy displays hourly rain amounts, not in the map layer but in the detailed forecast table, with every models.
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Exactly! It would be nice to have it on the map as well.
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Hello @Suty do you have any news about it? Thanks
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@michele7 Hello, thank you for bringing this to our attention - we are already discussing it with our developers. I can't give you any specific information or date just yet. Please follow our official channels, both here and on social media—we will keep you informed if this feature becomes available. Have a great day, Niki
