@kekert
OK, thanks so much, kekert. I actually looked at the hidden layers to see if it might be there, but didn't see it. I missed it in it's current location because it doesn't have a header like Radar & Satellite and I'm used to that one being at the top. It's really a terrific feature.
And for what it's worth, the Rain Accumulation layer is dynamite for anticipating a system's next move. Way better than trump with a Sharpie.
Thanks again for the help.
A couple days ago the Hurricane Tracker disappeared from the Menu. Is this temporary or a problem on my end?
It's a very valuable feature to have everything that is happening on one page.
As a work around I check the NHC page for developing systems, then use Windy's outstanding Rain Accumulation layer to track any systems of interest.
@vsinceac That's not exactly what I was picturing. I was picturing something like the US Geodetic Service topography maps which use shading to represent 3D. Like this. It would be a visual enhancement to the existing isobar lines.
Thanks for the Geodic link
Eric
Topo maps are 2D representations of 3D data, but sometimes the data is enhanced with shading to make it look like 3D.
Has this ever been done with barometric pressure data. It wouldn't be a realistic depiction as a shaded topo tries to do. It would be an entirely different way of visualizing pressure data.
Highs and lows would clearly be shown. Pressure gradients would be very obvious.
I don't know if this would really add much to understanding, but it might. Experienced users of topo maps are able to quickly visualize what the 3D terrain looks like from a 2D topo map, yet the shaded representations still provide a lot of information at a glance when planning a route.
I've never seen this done anywhere, but it might be something to look into. I've enjoyed Windy for many years now. Thanks so much for such a valuable day to day resource. It's always the first place I look for weather explanations.
Eric
On Windyty 5.0, using Firefox:
When I use the Arrow keys to move the time line, the pull-out on the right edge (the one that normally contains forecast information about a location) starts coming out. The rainbow parameter legend (e.g. wind speed or pressure) also moves to the left.
This doesn't happen with Chrome.
Windty 5.0 is SUPER fast. Great job.
