Propose a NEW LAYER / FEATURE You'd like on Windy
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It would be great if we could do route planning between 2 points based on wind direction over the course of the route, showing optimum turn (tack and gybe) points.
May even be a feature people would pay a reasonable fee for (In app purchase).
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@aderobinson check https://fastseas.com for routing with windy.com weather visualizations.
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I propose some form of split screen functionality.
Press a button, and the map view is divided into two parts (The viewable area in both parts is always the same).
For example: you can set the left view on cloud mode, the right view on wind at 1500m.
So you can compare two aspects at the same time.How does this sound? Not easy probably :-)
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Hi, it would be very interesting to see a map of forest and steppe fires on the example: "http://fires.ru", a map of snow and ice cover: "https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/emb/ snow / images / metop / eurasia / recent / metop_avhrr_4km_ea_daily_blnd_fulres_recent.png "
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@meteo-gr
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I have four suggestions for new overlays"
Accumulated temperature - This would be a terrific planning and warning indicator.
Pressure with altitude - I sort of expected this one to exist already but it doesn't. A dedicated pressure change with altitude overlay would be such an improvement for understanding the trend. I expect it would be among the simplest to implement.
A derived Apparent temperature index that takes into account relative humidity to create a "feel's like" temperature overlay, that's more relevant and indicative to human beings. Something like the nullschool "Misery index" layer.
A derived Turbulence (ft/sec or m/sec units) with altitude change which takes into account down stream topographic uplift and mixing from orographics, and leeward side rotors if that sort of predictive warning potential can be deduced from deep wind-flow conditions and direction. I think this should be possible with current model outputs.
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I agree too for a pressure layer in altitude (Geopotential layer) not only as isolines.
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Lift Index for forecasting thunderstorms, or a thunderstorm potential layer too
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@liam-pankhurst
You can already use the CAPE index layer to help you to predict thunderstorms -
Local Australian Weather Models
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@liam-pankhurst
Windy will probably not add all Australian weather models. Could you let us know which one you would like. Global, régional, high resolution one, with precise reference. -
@idefix37 Yeah no worries. There are only 2 main Australian models. These are ACCESS G and ACCESS C. I think all the info can be found here http://www.bom.gov.au/nwp/doc/access/NWPData.shtml
If any more info is needed please let me know, adding these models would be very useful for weather forecasters like myself in Australia.
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@idefix37 I also have a post from a while back that has all the Australian BoM information.
https://community.windy.com/topic/15397/australia-bureau-of-meteorology-free-data?_=1635229491579
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@idefix37 Here are the 3 free datasets being used for Australia
ACCESS-G Global (approx 25km) 6 hourly to 240 hours (10 days).
ACCESS-R Regional (approx ~12km) 3 hourly to 72 hours (3 days).
ACCESS-C+ Cities (approx ~4km) 1 hourly to 36 hours (1.5 days)
http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/about/about_access.shtml
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Would like a screenshot function in app
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Hello, can you use wind poles and wind plumes instead of wind direction and wind speed?
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@lihui3007
Could you be more explicit and show examples about what you mean. -
@idefix37 said in Propose a NEW LAYER / FEATURE You'd like on Windy:
@lihui3007
Could you be more explicit and show examples about what you mean.I hope you can replace the particle animation of the wind with a wind pole and a wind feather.[for example]
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OK, this is called wind barbs on weather maps.
Ever since Windy was created in 2014, animated particles for wind direction and colors for wind speed were the developers' choice. So I doubt they will use wind barbs now. This graphical way of showing wind speed and direction was useful when weather maps were printed.
If the color scale for wind speed does not suit you, you can customize it to your liking:
https://community.windy.com/topic/10336/customize-the-color-scales-of-windy-layers?_=1683468546095
