Posts made by mbmpc

@idefix37 said in If the ecmwf model is the most accurate according to chatgpt and it is making a lot of mistakes, I don't know which one to trust then.:

@mbmpc
If there was a weather model that was accurate enough to predict temperature to the nearest degree, rain to the nearest tenth of a mm, wind to the nearest km/h, and that in every place in the world, Windy would not need to show multiple models.
And what does your screenshot show? That the other models show a forecast with a deviation of 1°C, + max 0.6mm of rain, a very small risk of thunderstorm !
We cannot say what is the best model for your location.

The Observation vs forecast feature could help you by checking a weather station not too far from you location

I'm a layman in this part about meteorology, could you explain this issue of observation and forecasting to me better?

Hidrolândia CE Brazil

@idefix37 said in In my region, radar coverage is not available. Is it possible to tell if a cloud is a storm cloud using satellite images? Are the darker clouds higher in altitude?:

@mbmpc
This means that the 0.6mm of rain is predicted to be cumulated during the 3 last hours. Last 3 hours before the current model time stamp (I can’t tell exactly as you don’t show all the screen).

I'm following the movement of the clouds on the satellite, it seems that this cloud that I highlighted in red is higher and blue is lower, is this like the height of the clouds in the satellite layer?

@idefix37 said in In my region, radar coverage is not available. Is it possible to tell if a cloud is a storm cloud using satellite images? Are the darker clouds higher in altitude?:

@mbmpc
Yes Windy provides satellite imagery in every country almost in real time.
See a related post

light thunderstorms (3h) what does this 3 hours mean?

@idefix37 Does each region have a satellite to take images in real time?

@Gkikas-LGPZ said in Why was there lightning in this area if the satellite image shows no clouds?:

@mbmpc
Read "limitations", in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_detector

Whenever lightning appears, is it a storm or just the beginning?

@Gkikas-LGPZ said in I am not a pilot, but I am curious.:

And here I give you a "real world" example.

In the area marked with the red circle, there are thunderstorms (estimated tops 34.000ft).
The aircraft No.1, flying at 32000ft, deviated
while the aircraft No.2, flying at 41000ft, flew over the top of the storm.

How interesting, Windy should include a flight radar on the map.

@idefix37 What does the acronym "RA" mean?

What is Radar+ used for in a place without any radar? In my city, it just distorts the image

I am not a pilot, but I am curious to know what they do when they are near a storm. Does the airplane go through or above the storm clouds, and how do they locate it on the map?

@DaniUY said in Only one hour of satellite view (and not two) at free version.:

@mbmpc Showing you what's coming soon and allowing you to estimate how much time you have. It is a crucial benefit that we have not now. From now on it is necessary to exit the application to access the GOES images at the Web.
Windy degrades itself too much with this decision.

Could you explain better what you meant by "how long has it been"? How can I analyze this using a satellite image from 1 hour ago?

@Gkikas-LGPZ
Thank you for the previous question. Now I would like to know about the Cyclonic Vortex (VCAN) in Ceará.

Cyclonic Vortex at High Atmospheric Levels, a meteorological system that typically occurs in December and January during the pre-rainy season in Ceará.

Is it possible to predict or identify the formation of this cyclonic vortex (Vcan) on the map?

@DaniUY said in Only one hour of satellite view (and not two) at free version.:

I have found you reduced free satellites images from the last 2 hours to only one. And that is very scarce considering that the last minutes (at least in the southern cone of America) are not loaded in real time but they have delay instead. Could you go back to the original 2 hours? Remember the old slogan: "Windy will always be free." It is good to grow, but without cutting benefits. Greetings from the Río de la Plata.

How do old satellite images help in forecasting?

@Suty said in Radar está offline no ceara:

@mbm12 Unfortunately, it looks like this location doesn't have radar available or it is not possible to get it to Windy. If you know about any source of radat for your location, we would be glad to check that.

The state of Ceará has local sources of meteorological radar data that can be integrated into Windy. The Fundação Cearense de Meteorologia e Recursos Hídricos (Funceme) operates weather radars in Quixeramobim and Fortaleza, providing updated information on weather conditions in the region (funceme.br). Additionally, the Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET) provides meteorological data covering the state of Ceará (portal.inmet.gov.br). Another source is RainViewer, which offers live weather radar data for Brazil, including Ceará (rainviewer.com).