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      Piper J3
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      Can you show cloud tops for thunderstorms? ForeFight does this and it helps to understand severity of the storm. Would be much appreciated...

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      • idefix37I
        idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Piper J3
        last edited by idefix37

        @Piper-J3
        You get it if you choose INFRA+ with the satellite view

        E575A290-3420-49A4-BCA1-9BAB596CA901.jpeg

        https://community.windy.com/topic/8820/windy-launches-satellite-layer/16

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          Piper J3
          last edited by

          No, I mean actual cloud top heights.... shown 40, 000 ft, etc..

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            idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Piper J3
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            @Piper-J3
            These are actual clouds. Satellites show actual clouds.
            Your title is Weather Radar. Weather radars show actual precipitation.
            All the other layers are visualization of forecasted data, but not observed data.
            So to which layer do you refer?

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              Piper J3
              last edited by

              Weather Radar layer - I guess. See attached ForeFlight radar showing cloud heights - 43,500', 35,400', etc.

              That is what I'd like to see in Windy.com

              Screenshot 2019-08-19_13-11-24-861.png

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              • idefix37I
                idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Piper J3
                last edited by idefix37

                @Piper-J3
                On ForeFlight, I understand that these altitudes are the top of the radar echo, not exactly the top of clouds.

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                Anyway, on Windy the Satellite layer displays the cloud top temperature which is a direct information on the cloud top altitude and so on the severity of thunderstorms (orange and mainly red)

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                • Gkikas LGPZG
                  Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @Piper J3
                  last edited by

                  @Piper-J3
                  https://community.windy.com/topic/8960/suggestion-ability-to-change-units-in-infra/3

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