Update: 5th of September, 11:00 p.m. UTC

Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall on the southern coast, near the city of Geoje early Tuesday as Category 2 severe tropical storm causing flooding due to excessive rainfall and power outages.

Track the Hinnamnor typhoon directly on Windy with Hurricane Tracker LIVE ➡️ https://bit.ly/Hinnamnor-Windy

Hundreds of flights are grounded as the typhoon moves away from the Korean peninsula and weakens.

The maximum sustained winds are now 169 km/h strong, the storm continues to bring heavy rainfall and gusty winds.

Update: 5th of September, 8:00 a.m. UTC

The Category 3 typhoon Hinnamnor is expected to approach the Kyushu region in western Japan from Monday evening through Tuesday morning while traveling northward over the East China Sea toward South Korea.

The typhoon is traveling at 25 km per hour with maximum sustained winds of 193 km/h and gusts of 240 km/h.

Hinnamnor is forecast to hit South Korea as Category 2 typhoon early Tuesday.

Threats

Rough seas with violent winds and heavy rainfall will come to northern and southern Kyushu. In the upcoming 24-hour period, the rainfall can reach 300 millimeters.

Warnings have been issued for high waves that could reach up to 12 meters in northern Kyushu and 10 meters in southern Kyushu. Landslides and flooding in low-lying areas may occur too.

Update: 4th of September, 11:00 a.m. UTC

The Hinnamnor typhoon starting to accelerate through the East China Sea now as a Category 3 storm.

Landfall is estimated to be near Busan in South Korea on Tuesday in the early morning hours. It is also expected to be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the country.

The slow-moving typhoon is moving with maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h. Eastern China and Japan are already preparing for the typhoon's impacts by suspending ferry services and flights on Sunday.

Update: 4th of September, 01:00 a.m. UTC`

Hinnamnor (now Ex-HENRY) has reintensified into a Category 2 strong typhoon. The maximum sustained winds are 169 km/h and gusts around 210 km/h.

The typhoon is expected to head north to South Korea and hit Jeju Island and Busan with life-threatening conditions.

Before arriving in the Korean Peninsula, it will also impact the South West Japan and China with devastating storm surges as the massive system progresses, starting from Sunday night to Tuesday.

Update: 3rd of September, 05:00 a.m. UTC

Tropical typhoon Hinnamnor (locally Henry) maintained the strength of a Category 1 storm in the last 24 hours with winds of 145 km/h.

It is now moving north at 12 kilometers per hour and bringing heavy to moderate rain to Metro Manila - Batanes, and Babuyan Islands; these conditions should prevail for most of Saturday.

Many other areas are affected by the enhanced southwest monsoon.

The typhoon is expected to intensify back into at least category 2 intensity before impacting South Korea and Japan and gradually weakening. Landfall on the Korea Peninsula is predicted for Tuesday.

Update: 2nd of September, 01:00 p.m. UTC

Typhoon Hinnamnor (Henry) has further weakened into Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale during its stationary phase over the Philippine Sea. Maximum winds are 145 km/h.

It is heading toward the Korean Peninsula and Japan now while affecting the Philippines with severe storm surges, causing flooding. No injuries have been reported so far.

Going into the weekend, Hinnamnor can significantly re-strengthen and become a Category 3 typhoon before making landfall in South Korea on Tuesday next week.

The typhoon will approach Okinawa on Sunday and bring destructive winds with the power to destroy homes.

Update: 1st of September, 11:00 p.m. UTC

Hinnamnor (Henry) downgraded to Category 4 on early Friday, local time, with maximum sustained winds of 209 km/h and gusts around 278 km/h. It remains a very dangerous typhoon despite the downgrade.

The typhoon is almost stationary over the Philippine Sea as of now and is expected to remain like that during the Friday morning and then slowly head northwest in the afternoon.

Besides heavy rain, the typhoon will affect northern Luzon with strong winds; warnings have been issued for Batanes, Babuyan Islands, and northeastern part of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana).

Update: 1st of September, 08:00 a.m. UTC

Hinnamnor (Henry) remains a powerful typhoon, currently peaking at Category 5 super typhoon status with maximum sustained winds of 257 km/h and gusts of about 313 km/h.

Meandering in the East China Sea, the storm has absorbed a tropical depression, locally named GardoPH, and completed an eyewall replacement cycle.

The storm is headed southward of Ryukyu Islands, where it is expected to make a re-approach, then move away to the south and gain force.

Hinnamnor will not make landfall in the Philippines, but will affect Northern Luzon with light to moderate rain, with at times heavy rain, in Batanes.

Heavy rainfall causing severe flooding and destructive winds will impact the Korean Peninsula later this week starting Sunday till Tuesday. It can also cause waves up to 15 meters high in the sea.

Residents should stay on high alert for gale-force winds and high waves. Gale Advisory is in effect for Ishigaki, Yonaguni, Daito, and Okinawa Islands.

Update: 31st of August, 08:00 p.m. UTC

Hinnamnor has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) as a Category 4 typhoon and has been given a local name Henry. Further strengthening to Category 5 may happen.

On Thursday local time, the typhoon reportedly had sustained winds of 185 km/h and estimated gusts of 265 km/h. As it moves across the South China Sea, Hinnamnor threatens the southern islands of Japan, Taiwan and China’s east coast.

Strong winds, very strong rainfall, and extensive flooding remain serious threats.

Typhoon will most likely also enhance the currently ongoing tropical depression (locally referred to as GardoPH), bringing monsoon rains to western Luzon from Friday.

Update: 31st of August, 07:00 a.m. UTC

Super typhoon Hinnamnor is currently packing sustained winds of nearly 185 km/h with gusts of 275 km/h maintaining its Category 4 typhoon status, which makes it the strongest storm of the year so far with a well-defined eye.

Hinnamnor is heading west to the East China Sea while threatening the southern Japan islands, China’s east coast, and the Philippines.

Currently, the storm is positioned approximately 230 km east of Japan’s Okinawa and is expected to move west-southwest towards the Ryukyu Islands at a speed of 22km/h.

Violent winds, strong rainfall, and high waves of about 50 feet (15 meters) are expected to hit the region. Rainfall of about 180 millimeters in Okinawa is forecasted between Wednesday and Thursday. Severe conditions may cause houses to collapse.

Residents in the affected areas are urged to seek shelter when the conditions become too dangerous.

Update: 30th of August, 01:00 p.m. UTC

Typhoon Hinnamnor in the Western Pacific has rapidly strengthened in the last 24 hours. It has reached a Category 4 equivalent, making it a super typhoon with winds reaching up to 185 km/h (100 kts). Intensification to Category 5 is expected.

Hinnamnor is currently located south of Japan, advancing west over the seas to the south of Japan at 35 km/h.

According to the latest forecast, the typhoon may come close to the Okinawa prefecture and Amami region on Wednesday and have the power to destroy homes, especially in the Daitojima region in Okinawa Prefecture.

Threats

Typhoon Hinnamnor may have the strength to topple homes. Residents should be on high alert for very strong winds, mudslides, high waves, and flooding of low-lying areas.

Hinnamnor can also bring rough seas over the northern and eastern Luzon, Philippines starting Thursday or early Friday.

https://www.windy.com/-Satellite-satellite?satellite,24.295,118.276,5,internal

With the latest update, three new temperature layers arrive on Windy.com - Wet-bulb temperature, UV Index, and Solar Power.

Let's look at each layer and how you can utilize it!

Wet-bulb temperature

This year's heat has been record-breaking across many places on the planet, such as repeated heatwaves in India this Spring or more than 40C in the UK in July. So having accurate temperature data in such moments is extremely crucial.

But the temperature figures alone don't give a complete picture of the impact of heat on humans. So what is missing? It is the humidity that plays a significant role in how we actually experience high temperatures and how dangerous they are.

This is where the Wet-bulb temperature comes in, as it combines dry air temperature with humidity. It is a value indicating the lowest level of temperature that can be obtained through evaporative cooling of a water-wetted, ventilated surface. The wet-bulb temperature varies with the humidity levels; the more saturated the air is, the less evaporation will occur.

In essence, the WBT value means how well humans can cool themselves by sweating.

The WBT critical threshold is considered 35C, where we can no longer cool down our bodies by sweating. At this temperature, human bodies switch from shedding heat to the environment, to gaining heat from it.

The wet-bulb temperature is especially important for indoor environments, where deaths often occur during heatwaves, and no other factor like solar power or wind comes into effect.

Solar power

Solar Power is the amount of solar radiation (also known as shortwave radiation) that reaches a horizontal plane at the surface of the Earth. It can be characterized as solar irradiance (power per area at a given moment).

Solar radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun, measured in watts per square metre (W/m2). On a clear day, the maximum surface value is approximately 1000 W/m2 at solar noon.

It is an essential renewable energy source, as it can be captured and turned into various forms of energy, including electricity using solar panels (PV).

With that said, the Solar power layer can be used to indicate how much energy can be produced during one day with a certain amount of resources, in this case, PV panels.

This parameter comprises both direct and diffuse solar radiation. To a reasonably good approximation, this parameter is the model equivalent of what would be measured by a pyranometer (an instrument used for measuring solar radiation) at the surface.

UV Index

UV Index is a measure of the level of UV radiation at a particular place and time. The UVI indicates the level of radiation and the danger of short-term and long-term exposure to the sun.

Most of us choose what to wear or where we will go based on a weather forecast. We can do the same with the UV Index forecast. The UVI provides valuable information about whether we should adopt protective measures when going outside to avoid health risks and injuries.

The values of UV radiation change throughout the day. The daily maximum UV levels occur during the four-hour period around solar noon (when the Sun passes a location's meridian).

UV index values meaning:

0 to 2 means low danger from the Sun's UV rays for the average person.
3 to 5 means moderate risk of harm from unprotected sun exposure.
6 to 7 means high risk of harm from unprotected sun exposure.
8 to 10 means very high risk of harm from unprotected sun exposure.
11 or more means extreme risk of harm from unprotected sun exposure.

How to access the new layers

The new layers are located under the Temperature category on both the desktop and the app. And are also available on the 3D Globe for Premium users (desktop only).

If you do not see them right away, open the "More layers.." option and select them from the layer list.

https://www.windy.com/-Wet-bulb-temp--wetbulbtemp?wetbulbtemp,38.461,-29.403,3,internal

With the big summer update 37.1.8, we are bringing a new Hurricane Tracker with a fresh design and a couple of features for the hurricane season of 2022, which is already in full swing.

The Hurricane Tracker feature has been redesigned to bring users a better experience while keeping up with the latest severe and extreme tropical systems such as cyclones, hurricanes, or tropical storms around the globe, along with a storm track forecast and LIVE imagery, packed in an interactive user interface.

Multimodel forecast & LIVE satellite visualization

Hurricane Tracker newly displays a cone of the storm center showing a predicted movement path with a forecast track line from multiple national meteorological agencies. This can be used with Windy's Satellite layer (Visible, BLUE, INFRA+) to get a unique overview combining forecast movement and LIVE satellite imagery of a particular tropical storm or system.

Aside from the LIVE satellite visualization, you can use the Hurricane Tracker with any layer and forecast model on Windy.com, based on your preferences.

Each forecast track line has waypoints containing information about a storm's position and details about wind speed, pressure, and date/time the data are valid.

The logic behind displaying active storms has also been updated; newly, you will always be presented with a storm that is the closest to your current relative location or the location you have as your default.

You can toggle between available track forecast cones with a switch under each active storm. Examples are shown on the screenshot above, NOAA-EP, and ECMWF forecasts.

Our sources for storm track forecast are:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• NOAA AT
• NOAA EP
• NOAA CP

Japan Meteorological Agency

• JMA

Australian Bureau of Meteorology

• BoM

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

• ECMWF

Where to find the new Hurricane Tracker?

Tracker was moved to a more accessible place in Windy's interface, both the app and desktop.

Desktop: Hurricane tracker is located in the top right corner, under the 3D globe option.

App: In the app, you can find it in the side menu, under the "Find my location" option,

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The new Multimodel Hurricane Tracker is available both on desktop and mobile apps (ver. 37.1.8)

We have significantly improved our radar for the United States and implemented a new data source into the map

Starting today, users can expect greater radar range, better resolution and more frequent radar image updates while using the Weather radar layer in the US.

Here is a little comparison between old and new radar view over a couple of areas, where the difference is the most noticeable:

US West

US East

We are happy for the improvement and we hope that our users will find it beneficial.

More radar updates are planned for the foreseeable future.

https://www.windy.com/-Weather-radar-radar?radar,35.281,-103.198,4,internal

Seeing how the new iOS widgets are becoming more and more popular, we decided to make iOS Windy widgets even more powerful.

With the recent update, we have released new adjustable radar widgets.

Weather radar is very important feature for the most of us, therefore having a quick access to current weather situation is essential. Put the new radar widget on your home screen and get radar information at a glance without opening the app.

Radar widget comes with its own settings, where you can customise a location you want to display the data for and more. Let's take a look!

To open the settings, tap on the widget and choose "Edit Widget".

Use custom location

Within the widget you can determine whether you would like to display radar for the same location as you use in the app or a different one. You can easily search for a place with the Choose location option and tap "Done" to save it.

Show countries

Don't want to see country labels on the map? Turn this option off and enjoy less cluttered map.

Show cities

The same goes for displaying cities. Turn them on/off.

Zoom

With the zoom option you can zoom the map to the desired level. Do you want widget to show larger area or a certain country? It is up to you.

Last but not least, there is daily forecast widget showing weather for every 3 hours and short overview for 5 days ahead.

And separate widget with short overview for 5 days.

HRRR joins Windy! We have carefully listened to your suggestions and selected yet another reliable model as a new addition. The newly implemented model is HRRR (High-Resolution Rapid Refresh).

The HRRR is a NOAA real-time 3-km resolution, hourly updated, cloud-resolving, convection-allowing atmospheric model, initialized by 3km grids with 3km radar assimilation. Radar data is assimilated in the HRRR every 15 min over a 1-h period adding further detail to that provided by the hourly data assimilation from the 13km radar-enhanced Rapid Refresh.

Main attributes:

• update intervals 1 hour (3 hours for Alaska)
• 3 km resolution
• local model for North America

Learn more about our portfolio of weather models via Guide to Windy weather models.

What layers is HRRR available for?

Model HRRR is available for the following weather layers: Wind, Wind gusts, Wind accumulation, Rain, Thunder, Rain accumulation, New snow, Precip. Type, Temperature, Dew point, Humidity, Clouds, High clouds, Medium clouds, Low clouds, CAPE index, Thermals, Pressure.

Where to find it?

HRRR is local model available for North America and it shares the same map coverage as NAM model. It is available both for desktop and app users.

To select it, open the side menu (in the app) or click on the navigation bar in the bottom right corner (on desktop).

You can also view it in the detailed forecast and compare it with other available weather models for the selected location.

https://www.windy.com/?hrrrConus,34.380,-89.297,4,internal

We are excited to announce the return of 3D mode to Windy.com. Although standard mercator map can be useful tool for detailed weather observations and forecasting, 3D mode can give you the "big picture".

What is new:

• 3D Globe displays all the weather layers, except Radar, Satellite and Weather warnings
• Maximum zoom is set to an equivalent of 6 on 2D Windy
• 3D Globe is being released only for desktop, mobile version will come later
• Favorites are included, but other POI features are excluded from the first BETA version

Access the 3D Globe by clicking on "3D" button under your profile picture.

The missing features and elements will be gradually implemented in next development phases and the existing ones will be improved.

3D Globe is being released in Beta version, available for all our users. In the later stages, 3D Globe will be part of Windy Premium only.

Enjoy and let us know what you think!

First local model for Australia!

We are pleased to launch another local weather model called ACCESS provided by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Australian Community Climate and Earth-System Simulator (ACCESS). Based upon the UK Met Office Unified Model system. ACCESS GS is the global numerical forecast model operated by BoM. It is run four times daily and provides forecast data out to 240 hours with a horizontal resolution of approximately 12 km and 70 vertical levels.

Main attributes:

• 12 km resolution
• local model for Australia
• update intervals 6 - 7 hours

Learn more about our portfolio of weather models via Guide to Windy weather models.

The ACCESS model is accessible both on desktop and in the iOS and Android app, it has 1 hour forecast for the Premium users and is released for the majority of weather layers on Windy.

What layers is ACCESS available for?

ACCESS is available for the following weather layers: Wind, Wind gusts, Wind accumulation, Rain, Thunder, Rain accumulation, New snow, Precip. Type, Temperature, Dew point, Humidity, Clouds, High clouds, Medium clouds, Low clouds, Thermals and Pressure.

Try it out

Select ACCESS model from the bottom bar on desktop or from the side menu under "Forecast model" in the app.

https://www.windy.com/?bomAccess,-31.076,103.240,3,i:pressure,internal

Update: What to do when you cannot see the widget.

Some users reported, that there is no widget even though the iOS and Windy.com app is up to date. This is because of the bug in iOS 16. The Windy widget will probably appear without any action needed in a matter of days, but if you want to force it to work, we recommend to reinstall the app. It helps in all reported cases.

With the release of iOS16, the Windy.com iOS app gets its widgets for the Lock Screen as one of the new exciting features presented on the last Apple Keynote.

There are 5 types of Windy lock screen widgets, ranging from a simple Day Overview, which gives you the maximum/minimum values for the day, to more detailed ones showing the weather forecast for each day or each hour, just like widgets for the home screen.

Lock Screen widgets are also available in Standard and Premium versions with a 1-hour forecast for Premium and 3-hour forecast for non-Premium users.

Adding the Lock Screen Widgets

To add Windy widgets to your lock screen:

1. Long press the screen and tap on Customise button
2. Tap on the Plus Sign right below the time to bring up the Widget Gallery
3. Scroll down, select Windy and pick your desired widgets to arrange them on the screen.

How to edit widgets

Lock Screen widgets are also editable. Tap on the widget when in "customize" mode to bring up the widget settings.

You can select the current/custom location, forecast model, number of days you want the widget for (up to 5 days), and the background.

You can set the background for each widget, allowing you to improve readability and match the widget with a wallpaper.

New Satellite Premium Widgets

This update also includes a new set of Satellite widgets designed for your Home Screen. Widgets come in four styles: ' Visible, Infra, Infra PlusandBlue`.

Each Satellite widget is also fully customizable. You can choose a style, location, and zoom level. Wish to see the map without country/city names? You can turn them off too.

We are excited to announce the launch of Social login for Windy.com!

Social login offers another method of registration besides the classic email registration to access Windy in a smooth and easy way using existing login information from a social network providers.

Supported platforms are Facebook, Apple, and Google.

This greatly simplifies registrations and logins for our end users. With social login, there is no need to register or set up yer another password to remember, just log in with social profile you already have and enjoy Windy to the fullest!

For the full documentation about social login and user profile in general, please visit Information about user profile.

How does it work?

Check out the short video below showing Facebook login to see how easy it is.

@d20222023 Thank you for the report. The data are already flowing again, but we will investigate the issue.

@ACYore Hello, isobars cannot be saved at the moment. There is no setting for it. But we will consider your input. Thank you.

@drcapala Hello, the AROME model has fixed boundaries, that is why it is not available outside of that range.

@martinr_one Please continue with the original post and do not duplicate it.

You entered the station ID instead of your API key in the field in the first half. That might be causing the issue.

@silvervalk3 Hello, is it this webcam?

@Usman-581 Hello, what question do you have?

@Balloonboy7 Hello, we offer forecasts in 1 hr intervals, which means the forecast doesn't change within that particular hour. Therefore, displaying 15min increments would not make sense.

@chrisp78 Hello, open to "More layers" and select the layer from the list.

@Steven-Smits Hello, iOS purchases need to be restore on the device, where you made the purchase. Please follow the steps at https://community.windy.com/topic/11832/what-to-do-if-you-can-t-access-your-windy-premium-features

@estaub2 Hello, do you have some example of the precipitation that was wrongly displayed?