One of the most requested feature is finally here! Now you can plan your trip or flight with our route planner.

How does it work?

Just use Distance & planning, which is a feature you might already be familiar with, and select the forecast type you need.

For example VFR:

Several points for discussion:

• All winds are relative to the direction of movement by default, i.e. the green arrow pointing to the right is a tailwind, the red arrow pointing to the left is a headwind. You can change direction of movement (form bottom to top, from left to right) or set absolute directions (north up).
• Do you think any particular forecast type or values are lacking?

@stitch Do not be sad, cross section will be soon (it is almost finished, just some UI glitches are missing), but this is even bigger thing with higher priority :-) You will love it!

And here we are, it is alive!

We have released new sounding plugin. It took us a while, but we firmly believe it was worth the wait.
 

 
 
What's new:

• radiosonde measurements, so not only the forecast, but also the actual measured values with a two-week history (a huge thanks to @mhaberler, @rittels, @wetterheidi and others for their help and giving Windy their awesome radiosonde plugin)
• skew-T log-P diagram support and "non-skew-t" improvements (inspirated by @vicb, @rittels and @johnckealy amazing plugins - thanks!)
• multiple forecast models
• fullscreen support
• mouse tool for finding thermals conditions
• cloud estimation based on relative humidity
• ability to zoom (and drag when zoom is applied)

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Are you missing any additional functionality? Do you have an idea for improvement? Did you find a bug? Please let us know!

Since the previous beta test was useful and thanks a lot to everyone for joining in, we decided to continue with beta testing. The new version is ready!

What's new in version 35.0.0

• New hurricane tracker with history and newly also with forecast (if available for selected hurricane)
• Added HRRR models for North America
• Fixed bounds for local models
• Tens of bugfixes and improvements

Dev changes (for plugin developers)

• Whole client is now in TypeScript
• Removed @plugins/product-descriptions
• Local model bounds are now 2D array of coordinates: [lat, lon][][]
• Renamed wRender to weatherTableRenderer in @plugins/detail-render
• Removed monkey patching of @plugins/detail-render, @plugins/pois-libs, @plugin/detail and @plugin/picker. It should not affect internal API, but just in case...
• Huge amount of other internal changes without changing client API

(cc: @rittels, @jakubvrana, @vicb, @johnckealy)

How to report an issue from testing?

Just post a comment in this thread below :-) If you provide us with:

• a step-by-step manual how reproduce the error
• what exactly is wrong
• what it should do correctly

It will help us a lot! Thanks.

Please, try to not duplicate other reports. If you found someone else already report the same issue, just upvote his/her post.

How to join beta?

Open https://www.windy.com/beta-test address and follow the instructions. You can leave beta test at any time. To leave the test, just click "BETA" sign on Windy logo (or visit mentioned address again) and follow the instructions as well. In a case of a total disaster, delete the beta=1 cookie for the windy.com domain and refresh the page.

Beta test is available only for desktop (browser) version.

Feel free to disccuss anything! Not just bug reports :-) Thank you for your help!

Do you like Windy and happen to enjoy programming as well? Join us! We are looking for a javascript developer, ideally with sense for UI/UX, but a full stack developer will find their place here too!

We are a small startup with a global outreach and exponential growth. Our service is used by millions of people around the globe, and yet there is just a handful of us. That is why we need help!

We offer extensive workload, freedom and unlimited space for a self-realization.
In return, we expect responsibility, technical (self) education, enthusiasm and interest in Windy. We are looking for someone who is not afraid of hard work and is ready to move forward.

We do not waste our time on endless meetings nor make up a meaningless tasks. We are going after our goal and look for a partner - you.

(Prague internship or remote if based outside of Prague)

You can reach us at (czech website):
https://www.startupjobs.cz/nabidka/16365/javascript-developer

Or send your CV/portfolio to:
hiring@windy.com

🎉 Update released! 🎉

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It took us a while until we returned back to the route planner. Thank you for your patience. What is new:

• add speed option (the most wanted feature here in this thread)
• add 250hPa flight level for IFR view

Thank you all for your feedback, it helps us a lot :-)

Important update: Original API is deprecated

Please note that the original API described in this post is now deprecated and no longer supported.

While it may still appear in older examples or discussions below, we strongly recommend migrating to the new API as soon as possible. The original (legacy) API will remain operational only until the end of 2026, after which it will be fully shut down. The new API is actively maintained, fully supported, and reflects the current and future direction of the platform.

You can find the complete and up-to-date documentation for the new API here:
https://stations.windy.com/api-reference

This post has been updated to avoid confusion for newcomers who may find it via search engines. The discussion below is kept for historical context only.

Thanks for your understanding.

As this is one of the most desirable features, it has reached the top of our todo list. We cannot promise any exact date, but we are working on it :-)

Important update: Original API is deprecated

Please note that the original API described in this post is now deprecated and no longer supported.

While it may still appear in older examples or discussions below, we strongly recommend migrating to the new API as soon as possible. The original (legacy) API will remain operational only until the end of 2026, after which it will be fully shut down. The new API is actively maintained, fully supported, and reflects the current and future direction of the platform.

You can find the complete and up-to-date documentation for the new API here:
https://stations.windy.com/api-reference

This post has been updated to avoid confusion for newcomers who may find it via search engines. The discussion below is kept for historical context only.

Thanks for your understanding.

@paulg1977 If you had to enter a password and station ID, you are definitely using API v2. But you can check it here: https://stations.windy.com/stations
Click on your station, scroll down to the Connection card, and click the “Show recent requests” button. The URL you see there should be the same as the one in the API v2 reference: https://stations.windy.com/api-reference

@paulg1977 Hello, if you are using a third party solution, we are unable to help you with this, unfortunately. Please contact the authors of Weather Display with this question.

@Bart-Peters Hello, are you still facing this issue? According to our system, you should be Premium. We had a bug with detecting expired subscriptions, which was fixed today. However, you bought a new subscription, so you should be Premium.

@ScotchNSoda1 Yes, it should operate until the end of 2026. And I can confirm that many stations still use this endpoint for posting data. If I understand correctly, you use a third-party solution, and this can cause incompatibility.

@riad-ishak From the screenshots you posted, I suppose you are using an incorrect URL to upload data to our side. Please read the documentation carefully: https://stations.windy.com/api-reference

(I have removed your post because the password was visible. Never ever share your station password with anyone!)

@scotchnsoda1 I can see you are still using API v1, which is no longer supported. Please use API v2 instead: https://stations.windy.com/api-reference

Sorry for the inconvenience, and I hope to see your station back on Windy soon.

@mcrossley Thank you for the feedback. It is now possible to send 360 for wind direction.

@WeatherMan10 No, that is another issue. It was not possible to send solar radiation in the previous API version, so it was not implemented in Windy either. However, there is no reason for that now. I have already reported it to the frontend team.

@FincaCanLlop It is not possible, unfortunately. But PWS are considered unreliable in general, so do not worry about it. Just wait a few days, it will disappear from the history :-)

Thank you guys for the report and investigation. I have forwarded it to the team responsible for downloading station data. If there is anything we can do about it, we will fix it.