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      harksmith last edited by

      You advertise that Windy now includes radar and lightning layers but this is not active over a South Africa. When are you going to activate this.??

      I only see northern hemisphere layers for this.

      Disappointing.

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      • TheRadarGuy
        TheRadarGuy Moderator last edited by

        @harksmith Windy can only use weather radar data that is freely available from government agencies. Unfortunately, very few weather agencies offer open data services, which is why Windy only covers a few countries with radar.

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        • Marienka
          Marienka last edited by Marienka

          Hello @harksmith , thanks for your message and as @TheRadarGuy said... It's not so easy to get to the data needed, please check this link:

          https://on.windy.com/RadarDataGathering

          Best wishes
          ~ Marie

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            tobiasv last edited by

            @harksmith: The answers of Windy here don't apply to the lightning data. This data is gathered by volunteers with self-made lightning detectors. On the African continent several additional detectors are needed for a better coverage. You can read more about that on Blitzortung.org: http://www.blitzortung.org/cover_your_area.php

            The real time lightning data is currently grabbed without permission from the Blitzortung.org website.

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