Windy has the following post that describes how to compare observations vs the forecast.

https://community.windy.com/topic/9425/how-to-use-the-observation-vs-forecast-feature (note that this post refers to an announcement using a broken link - the announcement is not found)

I have followed the posted instructions and they don't work for me. When I turned on the Reported Wind feature, my map did not show wind observations. Plus, despite following the instructions, a comparison table did not pop up. Are the instructions still valid?

Also, I find this distressing because it follows a pattern whereby Windy pages do not seem to respond in a deterministic fashion. I feel like I am using a Monte Carlo UI. Sometimes I have to turn off and on different options until I see the features I want. Does Windy have beta testers who apply dependency tests, or are changes just spot-checked by the programmers?

I find some of the color choices quite unfortunate. This is not the only problem. Most situations involving color choices allow for flexibility. The colors chosen should FIRST consider usability of the chart. Is it readable? Readability depends on color AND brightness contrast AND resolution/character size AND color perception for everyone. The map should be usable by someone with mildly deficient focus and color vision using a tablet, not just the people with perfect eyesight using a large monitor. I remember how pages used to be readable until Apple and Google decided fashion vastly preceded function.

@idefix37 - I can't find an explanation of the meteogram. There are not many components to the meteogram. I would think writing a full explanation would be easy enough. I think paying customers deserve an explanation of what they paid to look at? I won't comprehend better by guessing. A link to an existing meteogram description or writing it for the first time would be nice. The lack of instructions, inability to have multiple overlays, dependence on cleared cookies and other features are not really lining up with my expectations. :-(

@dan-easton - What about experimenting with some of the maps at this source below and seeing if you can establish correlation? Maybe a certain amount of soil moisture anomaly would correspond to puddles? NOAA also might have other sources you could find helpful. well. Their hydrological modeling is extensive. You might even try a call to the local wx office, as each office sometimes has their own wx and hydrology tools/outputs available for public use (put on their local page, actually). At least, it used to be that way about ten years ago or so. I assume not much has changed with that. The wx office page on the NOAA/NWS site or the local office phone number would be your best bet for such a contact.

Here is the most relevant source I found with a quick search: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/soilmst/index_jh.html
Again, maybe it's not acculumated rain in the latest 1/2 day increments, but it is a start.

HI. I joined Windy only recently. I still don't have a complete hang of the UI, but I just began looking into use of the plugins. I don't know how plug-ins work (do they get embedded as code), but I assume plug-ins have the potential to create security risks for users. Is there any kind of code review or function review to verify each plugin is safe? If so, how safe? If not, of course some plug-ins could collect data while others might just expose security flaws. So, what's the story on plug-in risks? Thanks!