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    • W Offline
      wfhunter | Premium
      last edited by

      The snowflakes obscure the color gradations, making it much harder to get a handle on the intensity. You have a precipitation type layer that serves the purpose without distracting from one of the main features of the radar image.

      Please remove them.

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      • idefix37I Offline
        idefix37 Sailor Moderator @wfhunter
        last edited by

        @wfhunter
        You don’t want to know whether it is raining or snowing?
        Precipitation type layer is based on precipitation forecast by weather model, not observation.

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          Roger Pearce Detract @Suty | Premium
          last edited by

          @Suty you should at least add an option for premium users to turn it off. I want to look at a radar, not wrapping paper..

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            Pkrash | Premium
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              afurley Sailor @Pkrash | Premium
              last edited by afurley

              @Pkrash and most others in the thread. Wanting to know the precipitation type is not a " FAIL" even if this implementation doesn't look great. This has been done well by other sites (eg Netweather.tv/live-weather/radar - turn Weather On) where different colours are used to indicate precipitation type and colour intensity used to indicate amount of ppt. Windy should consider something like this

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              • michele7M Offline
                michele7 @David Bernier | Premium
                last edited by

                @David-Bernier

                It’s not a fail. They can just make it better. Or give us the option to turn off it. In general it’s useful

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                • M Offline
                  mikewnz | Premium
                  last edited by

                  I agree. Radar should be radar. If folks want graphics over their radar that should be a layer people can select/deselect.

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                  • P Offline
                    Pkrash @Suty | Premium
                    last edited by

                    @Suty well I’m from up north. I can tell when it’s snowing. Radar does absolutely no good with snowflakes Can I get a refund! Oh by the way 4️⃣ thumbs down to the moron that thought up this idea…. Well I won’t be recommending this app !!!
                    To anyone soon nor will I be renewing either.

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                    • Johan RebelJ Offline
                      Johan Rebel @Pkrash
                      last edited by

                      @Pkrash Why anybody would want to obscure the radar images is completely beyond me.

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                      • michele7M Offline
                        michele7 @Pkrash | Premium
                        last edited by

                        @Pkrash

                        Hey, calling other users names isn’t helpful. The radar idea itself is actually great, it’s just not executed very well, and the interface could definitely be improved. They could even add an option to enable or disable the layer. There’s no need to insult people. And honestly, if you don’t renew or recommend the app, do you really think the admins would care that much?

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                        • SutyS Offline
                          Suty Windy Staff @Pkrash
                          last edited by

                          @Pkrash Hello, we are planning to offer an option to turn this feature off in our upcoming update, so the user can choose if use or not this precipitation type on the radar data.

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                            porkapatamus @Suty | Premium
                            last edited by

                            @Suty Thank you for listening to the feedback! I had cancelled my subscription because earlier it was indicated that there was no discussion to implement the option to turn this layer off. I know I'm just one lowly subscriber, but I'll definitely come back once this is addressed.

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                            • snazzlecatS Offline
                              snazzlecat @Suty
                              last edited by

                              @Suty Well, that's disappointing. As it has rendered the feature I most reference in your (otherwise excellent) app, almost useless to me.
                              The details within the color gradients of the radar image are no longer visible, so it's significantly reduced it's value.
                              I posted elsewhere that a toggle to turn off the precipitation overlay or a slider to reduce it's intensity would be a viable alternative.
                              Alas...
                              My subscription ran out a month before this "improvement"...I guess it's good I didn't renew.

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                              • snazzlecatS Offline
                                snazzlecat @Suty
                                last edited by snazzlecat

                                @Suty Just saw your more recent post...

                                Thank you!! :D

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                                  Pkrash @Suty | Premium
                                  last edited by

                                  @Suty FINALLY !!!! Thank you for allowing precipitation toggle. Was driving me crazy

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