@Ondřej-Šutera said in Inaccurate Radiation Displayed in USA by Default:

@Nrbelex Hi, you are right about this that this distance is not relevant for you. I will discuss it with colleagues.

Any luck getting this corrected?

Thanks!

@Ondřej-Šutera said in Windy brings a real-time global lightning strikes tracking:

@Nrbelex We changed the provider of data for this feature, since we consider Nowcast as a leader of the industry.

Got it—thanks!

@stonelaughter said in Windy brings a real-time global lightning strikes tracking:

I'm confused; I've had this feature on the free version for years (UK)

One thing I wonder though; I used to see rings propagating out to approximate where the thunder from a strike would be heard... I'm not seeing those any more.

Do I need to select something?

I also previously saw lightning on the map prior to this announcement and don't understand what's changed (even with the answer above).

As far as I'm aware, there are no radiation stations in the United States. Nonetheless, I automatically see radiation readings on the left side of the main map on mobile web for United States locations (e.g., NYC). See the attached screenshots.

It appears these readings come from the closest stations in Canada, but since these stations are so far away, they are not relevant and somewhat misleading. Radiation levels therefore should not be displayed in the US by default, and at the very least there should be a way to turn them off.

Thank you

@Korina said in Innacurate Wind in Firefox:

@Nrbelex Yes, this color setting actually causes to glitch Windy. I suggest changing the setting or using another browser.

Korina, thanks for the confirmation. Since color accuracy is a priority for me, I have to keep this setting as is, but hopefully Windy will one day be compatible!

Thanks!

@Korina said in Innacurate Wind in Firefox:

@Nrbelex Hello, you mentioned that if you load Windy in a clean Firefox profile, everything works. Could you please explain what settings you have in your profile? As I mentioned, some settings will cause this kind of behavior.

I'm fairly confident the relevant setting is gfx.color_management.mode.

The default is 2: Color management applied only to tagged image.

I use 1: Full color management.

Full color management (1) is the best setting to ensure Firefox displays colors correctly, particularly when using a wide-gamut monitor. It does, however seem to cause a glitch with the wind layer and many others.

@Nrbelex Just wanted point out that this is still a live bug. Would love to see this fixed so Windy can work well in Firefox for all users.

@ascom said in Innacurate Wind in Firefox:

I've been experiencing this issue too in Firefox with all of your steps above, but with a typical sRGB monitor (Dell U2415). This seems like quite a messy issue; I'm filing a bug report with Mozilla.

Did you wind up filing this bug report?

Thanks

@ascom Would love to see the bug report you file!

Thanks

@TomSlavkovsky Now that the the NOAA has announced that the upgrade to the GFS model is live (https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-upgrades-us-global-weather-forecast-model), do the GFS forecasts in Windy reflect the upgrade?

Thanks

The NOAA today announced a major upgrade to the GFS model: https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-upgrades-us-global-weather-forecast-model

The model now includes "a new dynamical core called the Finite-Volume Cubed-Sphere (FV3)." The NOAA believes this will result in a dramatic increase in accuracy, bringing the model's accuracy in line with or above that of other top models.

Does the GFS forecast in Windy already reflect the upgrades to GFS?

Thanks!

#3 (and also HRRR model integration)

Thanks!

I don't believe the list of watches and warning is complete. They might still be displayed, but under a different category - e.g. thunderstorms. See an example of this issue here: https://community.windy.com/topic/7101/windy-is-experimenting-with-cap-alerts-weather-warnings/16

That said, I wouldn't trust Windy to accurately display warnings right now, particularly not for high risk events like tornadoes. See some of the issues I've noticed are listed here: https://community.windy.com/topic/7784/missing-cap-alerts

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Actually, I can't tell what's going on, but there are definitely bugs to be sorted out. This was seen at about 11:17am ET:

@kekert Also, here's an instance where the "type of danger" is incorrectly displayed:

@kekert Just wanted to point you toward a specific instance where CAP Alerts aren't updating properly in the US, leading to misleading situation on the map: https://community.windy.com/topic/7784/missing-cap-alerts

Looks like that alert might not be reflected in the map because the last update to the CAP Alerts was a long time ago:

But given their importance, if CAP Alerts cannot be/are not updated much more frequently, perhaps the user should be notified that they are out of date...

CAP alerts in the US are not accurate. Right now Windy shows no CAP Alert in Washington, DC, for instance:

However, there is an upcoming alert:

(Also note that the wrong "type of danger" is indicated in the map, as noted in more detail here: https://community.windy.com/topic/7101/windy-is-experimenting-with-cap-alerts-weather-warnings/16)

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