Several issues with the new Meteogram
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Hi Windy team,
Thank you for the continuous improvements to Windy! I'd like to report a few issues I noticed in version 51.0, mainly related to the new Meteogram and the forecast comparison feature.
Height dashed lines in Meteogram
The dashed lines representing altitude levels now show different values depending on the elevation of the selected location. This makes it difficult to compare meteograms across different places. In previous versions, these dashed lines were fixed at standard pressure levels (e.g., 300 hPa, 400 hPa, 500 hPa), which made cross‑location comparison much easier. Please consider reverting to fixed height lines while keeping only the ground level variable.
Syncing forecast time between map and Meteogram
Even when "Sync forecast time with map" is enabled, I can only change the map's forecast time by swiping left/right on the Meteogram. In the old version, tapping the time labels on top of the Meteogram also updated the map time. That functionality seems missing now.Time format in Meteogram
The new Meteogram displays times as 02Z, 05Z, 08Z… while the previous version used 00Z, 03Z, 06Z. The format 00Z, 03Z, 06Z is actually more convenient for meteorologists to read and understand. Interestingly, the Basic view still keeps the old 00Z, 03Z, 06Z format. I suggest unifying both views to use 00Z, 03Z, 06Z for consistency and better usability.Misaligned model times in forecast comparison
When comparing different models, their forecast times are not aligned, making direct comparison difficult.
I hope these suggestions help improve the user experience. Thanks again for your great work!
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The new meteogram makes it hard to check the cloud cover in the mountains. Now I have to select a point that's geographically lower to see a full picture. I think the elevation line that's on the left could dynamically change depending on point's elevation data instead.
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@MZPL Maybe the previous version's altitude scale on the left side of the Meteogram was better — just adding the actual elevation of the location would make it perfect.
