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@karlosgm Windy strives to be as accurate as possible. There are several different weather models available on Windy. The ECMWF is probably the most accurate. ICON EU is a new model introduced here a couple of months ago and can forecast most of Iceland. It is also very accurate. The GFS model is another good model but doesn't work too well in my part of the world. You might have a better experience with it in Iceland. Everybody has a different experience when using windy. So give different models a try and get used to the site to get the best results.

And wind gusts are already a feature on windy. Try clicking on the more layers button on the right layer menu, there should be a selection of many different layers where wind gusts should be near the top.

@konleto Currently, favourites are only sorted alphabetically. But custom ordering will probably be available soon in an upcoming update.

I am fairly certain that Canada offers free use of weather radar. I'll see what I can do. I'll also do my best to check if other countries offer free radar.

@swarr The app is designed that way. Every time the app re-opens, it shows the ECMWF model by default.

@Dilling That is not an option yet, but it might be in the future.

@jswai Windy currently does not display hurricane tracks at all. However, you can simply play through various layers like wind or rain, for example, to visualize how the hurricane will track over time.

@gildnn We already have a freezing altitude layer you can use. Just click "show more layers", then select the "freezing altitude" layer. Click anywhere on the map to see the the freezing layer.

@Digital-Spinner That's probably some interference on the doppler radar dish and not actually weather.

@dpantioras The thunderstorm layer is only possibly for ECMWF because it is the only model we have that actually forecasts thunderstorms. The GFS can't do this unfortunately.

This sounds like a great idea! Glad to know its something on the horizon to expect.

1. I currently have the AcuRite 3 in 1 weather station, but now that the AcuRite Atlas is now released I am probably going to upgrade to that in the near future
2. I currently report my station data to Weather Underground
3. I share the data through AcuRite's own data share feature from https://www.myacurite.com
4. If you could somehow use a similar sharing method to what Weather Underground uses, that should enable most users to share their data easier
5. I would be willing to share my station data to anyone, as long as it's not too complicated

I found China's official data server to their weather models and radar and a few other things. I thought either the radar or their global and regional weather models might be cool to add eventually. All you have to do is sign up which seems like anybody can do then download the data.
http://data.cma.cn/en

@swarr In favourites, the forecasts always show ECMWF. Currently there is no way to change the forecast model in the favourites tab.

@Peter-Llanes The 3D mode has been removed because there was very little demand for it. And there was little room to develop it further.

https://community.windy.com/topic/7004/3d-option-disappeared/2

@privateer2001 The wind animation should still be working. It must be just on your device. Can you confirm that the particle animation toggle is on?

Also, what browser and operating system are you using to access Windy? Are they fully up to date?

Finally, you might want to check if your graphics driver is up to date as well.

@Jonno53 Windy doesn't own any of the weather models we use. Any every model makes mistakes sometimes, even the ECMWF. It is good practice to look at some other weather models for comparison.

@stonereg

1. The mobile app should be updated shortly, the website is always updated first to find any bugs then the mobile app will be updated once the latest version is stable.
2. The COSMO model is not easily available for free and therefore Windy will probably not include it.
3. The small gridded models Windy uses forecast in 1-hour intervals by default and can not change that.

@Tomber42 @Wheats @kyle88204 Actually, the open data you are looking for is available here: http://dd.weather.gc.ca/

In fact, most models available from the Canadian Meteorological Centre just got a major update today. The GDPS got a resolution shrink from 25 km to 15 km (which I may point out is currently better than the GFS). There are other changes, but that is the biggest one. All the details on the updates can be found here: http://collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/CMOI/product_guide/docs/changes_e.html

Finally, I would just like to mention the HRDPS model which would be a nice add to Windy. It is Canada's answer to the HRRR. It has a resolution of 2.5 km and is updated four times a day.

@ACaneiras None of the weather models we use produce a UV forecast. But these models are constantly improving, so it might be added in the future.

@Victor-Ortelli OK, I think I found out how to fix it now. In your iOS app, open a meteogram for any particular location. And where is says cloud base, click on the unit next to where it says cloud base. Hopefully this helps.

Today I got some exciting news from my countries meteorological service (CMC).

On Wednesday, September 6, 2017, the CMC finally finished installing their new supercomputer that they announced last fall. It now packs the equivalent of one petaflop of computing power, which is now comparable to other weather agencies.

And then today at 12z, the CMC upgraded their global GDPS weather model to version 6.0. Which now features two-way coupling with the Global Ice Ocean Prediction System (GIOPS) and better medium range forecasting overall. If anybody would like to take a look at the improvements, I will include the link below:

http://dd.weather.gc.ca/model_gem_global/25km/grib2/lat_lon/