One of the features I love about Windy is how you can display the forecast information as a map instead of pulling the forecasts for multiple locations. I have noticed though that these maps are not very accurate and don't actually represent the forecasts at various locations. An example of this that I captured was a recent trip to the 4 corners area. I looked at the rain accumulation map to see how much rain we would get over night on the 11th. Based on the map, there was no rain, everything was further north. Clicking on the 4 corners though and pulling up a forecast for that locations showed pretty significant rain overnight, which ended up being true.

Is there a reason why the maps don't represent the forecasts? My assumption was the map was just the visual representation of the forecast, but in many cases it tell a completely different story.

@Suty thank you so much! That worked great, just a little hidden to find at first. Thank you!

Andy

I have the same issue. I’d like to turn off the 16 day forecast.

@whitmart14 I would argue that Windy is not like all the other apps you reference that provide free 10 day forecasts. If this was true why not just jump ship to one of those apps and get the data you want for free? Personally I am a Windy subscriber because the data they provide, and the services they offer is much better than other weather apps. This is why I became a Premium subscriber. After using many weather apps for years, most of them free, I saw the value that Windy provides. They provide what others don't which is worth my money, and the fact they provide a bunch of this for free is a bonus.

I understand how paying for something that used to be free is frustrating but I think its great that there was a period of time where we got this amazing service for free.

Its my understanding that you cannot see the forecast along a route in the Windy app. Is this something that could be incorporated in a future update? I use the app much more than the website and this would be a very useful feature.

Thanks!

I’ll second this request. I live in Colorado where wildfires can be intense and I haven’t found an air quality layer that seems to accurately show the current conditions or forecast. I have looked in to dust mass and CO2 but neither seem to reflect current conditions well. I don’t know what data they use but I have found the OpenSnow app to have the most accurate smoke layer data.

@idefix37 I see my mistake now. Models were in a different order than I thought. Looks like all is right with the world again. Thanks for the response!

I’ve noticed that when I’m on Windy iOS app that when I use the compare feature to compare forecast models the temperature highs are different than when you choose a different model (GRFS) by itself. Is this a bug since the same model will have different highs depending on if you choose to view the data by itself or in the compare screen?

Thanks,
Andy