I have created a plugin to display soundings for paraglider pilots.

You can try it by installing windy-plugin-sounding.

It's still in early stages - feedback welcome.

Thanks to John C. Kealy - I borrowed some code from his skewt plugin.

@klssoaring It's not 6knt - the layer shows top of lift (meters or ft)

I have just seen that the webcams are online.
Thanks !

The plugin now works better on mobile and tablets.

As a reminder plugins do not work on the installed mobile apps but you can use them by loading windy in a web browser on your mobile or tablet.

Visit https://www.windy.com/plugins/windy-plugin-sounding to load the plugin on a mobile device.

When using the pluginDataLoader to load airData for {lat: 43.976, lon: 6.483}

I got the following:

gh-150h: (40) [131722.708740563, 131873.29396572048, 131922.94565206693, 132016.71505905513, 132225.90723425196, 132424.17538139762, 132405.000246063, 132296.38902947246, 132255.6902066929, 132126.36828524806, 131979.19820374015, 131812.59491882677, 131797.06754429135, 131838.95329781887, 131817.3114542323, 131832.95140255906, 131882.41621555114, 131870.3858499016, 131769.75701279528, 131675.52005413387, 131733.70995324804, 131866.15618848425, 131979.6065452756, 132054.1844242126, 132197.57830954724, 132214.68257874015, 132223.52664561023, 132250.2682086614, 132359.18990981497, 132399.28457185038, 132337.12530757874, 132339.62530757874, 132286.7916461614, 132179.5933636811, 132041.56317667323, 131999.92359744094, 132039.0947957677, 132040.97490157478, 132024.16922982284, 132009.43221112204]
gh-200h: (40) [113363.36854084645, 113707.68452706693, 113764.08102438974, 113793.56795275591, 113895.9055472441, 114103.93823818897, 114103.67725298033, 114074.598871937, 114070.2010949803, 113970.64604432284, 113746.62030620078, 113516.53377766535, 113438.02491387795, 113496.66523486612, 113409.99187992125, 113398.54398375984, 113410.0189468504, 113371.70608707481, 113228.95463344488, 113164.96995570866, 113226.83421505906, 113341.42150590551, 113458.87020177166, 113590.36724901575, 113749.8428272638, 113849.78420275591, 113915.83802903544, 114011.62708404723, 114147.75356791339, 114211.0625, 114173.93153297243, 114120.42787337795, 114040.30450295276, 113922.85220423227, 113717.40292814959, 113641.51808562991, 113670.62569586614, 113647.62063238189, 113604.05602853149, 113608.60340797245]
gh-300h: (40) [87340.2168306378, 88022.09362774409, 88366.71191265748, 88519.15075865749, 88644.68959153543, 88825.71155265748, 88827.33778297243, 88751.61780265748, 88718.5326648622, 88587.46647391732, 88422.28753622046, 88132.56692794489, 88083.12420029528, 88111.9216456693, 88048.37848962597, 88007.07487732283, 87920.60919685039, 87799.79190600394, 87539.2166935, 87398.08668848424, 87462.80204478347, 87551.63711999213, 87649.60236388583, 87728.68153297243, 87860.35728346456, 87912.88938822047, 88024.4548592874, 88234.0406003937, 88423.62323523621, 88575.55729205906, 88685.52442175196, 88665.375, 88511.46727362205, 88348.73880413384, 88139.73892716534, 88001.49718159449, 87963.6092519685, 87922.54785074014, 87897.50140471653, 87913.29712106299]
gh-400h: (40) [68075.46822933071, 68820.03382361418, 69184.32997047243, 69369.32283519293, 69560.34251968504, 69727.32714074804, 69704.0369825945, 69636.38914862205, 69639.0951648622, 69545.75873769684, 69410.82023677953, 69199.17502706693, 69222.49266046063, 69241.93869783464, 69179.10742765748, 69124.18994734251, 69057.01524993306, 68938.83045690157, 68743.10248523622, 68667.07348966534, 68711.20620177165, 68768.59737942912, 68868.73363681103, 68977.43855527166, 69121.86964812993, 69125.37217027559, 69152.97244094487, 69294.78988681102, 69468.56053149607, 69554.64875147639, 69604.06212000786, 69597.26242618111, 69538.37955216535, 69403.43345275591, 69231.98419045276, 69125.24710875984, 69098.6468996063, 69090.11010014173, 69059.90735728346, 69093.9373760748]
gh-500h: (40) [52412.68017962598, 52991.7939596378, 53334.977970923224, 53558.258288031495, 53732.61786417322, 53915.33633735236, 53910.41424704724, 53850.38105930118, 53892.556010088585, 53830.889352553146, 53696.61922640946, 53533.778425370074, 53600.79569857874, 53623.60092445866, 53533.94382554133, 53486.9326153681, 53471.82270006102, 53406.06045890747, 53250.75186493504, 53185.1324378681, 53254.60005718504, 53320.10236220472, 53415.853284940946, 53542.053364911415, 53667.369371309054, 53709.29004675197, 53738.79434251968, 53836.10786786417, 53972.493510088585, 54032.54988927166, 54042.84541609252, 54050.3687253937, 54024.43685408465, 53912.784879429135, 53758.27463705708, 53703.699895423226, 53688.798658956686, 53644.33845964566, 53597.21798105315, 53621.64044045276]
gh-600h: (40) [39309.508089320865, 39589.35038484252, 39790.67882800197, 39976.00149827756, 40164.28475639764, 40345.63804133858, 40366.27983513779, 40334.39367002953, 40397.175533956695, 40384.6305357874, 40281.76436934055, 40161.25077485236, 40213.06408343701, 40244.12360269488, 40175.55417765748, 40157.23955659449, 40177.53506397638, 40140.39348349015, 40012.59501107284, 39957.18101008858, 40038.42372047244, 40108.22782357284, 40204.15235527165, 40323.07141978347, 40454.65975639764, 40489.98683562992, 40529.13863582677, 40607.20647760827, 40723.613400098424, 40770.17087390748, 40760.214013287405, 40773.33169291339, 40754.119038765755, 40664.965981791334, 40537.495663139765, 40491.76445620078, 40482.650006151576, 40426.43210851378, 40373.79456815945, 40376.82046628937]
gh-700h: (40) [27884.19070410925, 28031.20550272638, 28101.836257627958, 28174.872735728346, 28346.941687796258, 28572.111097440946, 28612.10278973917, 28584.514486958662, 28663.149452509846, 28665.538245096457, 28607.148829753936, 28500.781021027557, 28512.19852079232, 28542.629443897637, 28518.59434793307, 28564.851592778545, 28621.273759067913, 28600.524329478347, 28484.061760610235, 28446.371800196852, 28509.40569635827, 28589.109744094483, 28665.860400591537, 28762.89999077264, 28887.224117249018, 28916.433555190943, 28944.074341781492, 29000.53883181595, 29102.9676273376, 29142.913985605315, 29126.24892347441, 29126.012525713584, 29114.65184846063, 29028.77705535335, 28917.77548289862, 28870.949579109252, 28884.86666461614, 28824.39187640551, 28776.022237942914, 28774.26093442421]
gh-800h: (40) [17679.363265557087, 17760.498825295275, 17795.108544537397, 17776.81472600886, 17907.756373189957, 18159.970580093504, 18203.287693774604, 18192.520377091536, 18289.378875492126, 18282.13888225886, 18256.511166603344, 18138.183647732283, 18159.904918922246, 18189.31132320374, 18201.714205216536, 18282.607672995076, 18329.14984854823, 18300.886441929135, 18227.64149490551, 18205.001830093504, 18252.109643469492, 18323.94957246555, 18369.936700295275, 18452.230511706694, 18561.134627214567, 18587.550504429135, 18588.272376353347, 18635.143570497046, 18723.354392224406, 18752.586060531496, 18744.162524606298, 18741.430471825788, 18727.192083374997, 18639.270802371062, 18539.436469611224, 18506.10384433563, 18536.28268024114, 18473.748470182087, 18410.693625341537, 18401.09689812894]
gh-850h: (40) [12949.21612171555, 13041.717570897144, 13078.839174766239, 13034.945548164862, 13139.845880726378, 13383.187098240649, 13397.067919968013, 13377.328612885827, 13490.286148191437, 13493.974139271653, 13485.398449864666, 13364.869163693405, 13386.990411478837, 13404.697426488681, 13426.695680610237, 13539.123177965059, 13577.808298006888, 13545.961460383858, 13473.754915415848, 13461.293237881398, 13514.513041338583, 13567.935431532973, 13596.403267121555, 13668.956187376967, 13779.28458731053, 13809.385442298226, 13806.421959584151, 13848.212854761317, 13924.269108329234, 13924.245951279529, 13924.100061555117, 13927.940283291337, 13918.016144203739, 13841.589936023622, 13740.03267852756, 13722.734227617619, 13732.282355376476, 13681.447173351376, 13617.286142467521, 13604.67745436565]
gh-900h: (40) [8434.74082972441, 8554.260232807086, 8617.48712409006, 8579.77898929626, 8651.018023073328, 8820.014873892716, 8790.530531889764, 8757.28638035187, 8902.048299466289, 8942.49632449557, 8935.799163611713, 8816.298534910187, 8828.195739265502, 8816.267186269684, 8848.521219703493, 8992.555712757628, 9056.86563122244, 9020.0124135406, 8947.390892685778, 8945.233204047736, 8993.71142913312, 9001.351931594489, 9014.831500625001, 9092.557317644932, 9215.63687253937, 9252.032941683072, 9274.578286478838, 9320.740218996063, 9338.291043151328, 9281.100452079232, 9296.105076729822, 9323.02553653494, 9340.63368847244, 9272.381453258859, 9189.895673937992, 9169.289830156002, 9136.676142778051, 9093.390149290353, 9023.30407234252, 9021.977961168308]
gh-925h: (40) [6255.588206545275, 6398.687303681594, 6468.966416903298, 6441.76798828125, 6486.935731306594, 6612.30673871186, 6563.982921622293, 6526.965980530265, 6688.490884225639, 6739.3624390809555, 6746.282727577509, 6621.303998298475, 6624.250114696112, 6596.485692290355, 6634.069129859744, 6793.843186546505, 6874.105109814961, 6830.641607063484, 6762.684439807579, 6761.572041246801, 6804.067232867864, 6801.861216627707, 6794.216917189222, 6875.750696391732, 7007.442558193899, 7055.056553429871, 7093.852306732283, 7140.258754485974, 7115.896225626968, 7039.079188607284, 7057.2542722994585, 7094.318922582431, 7129.878862306593, 7075.461570307579, 6988.115911493356, 6975.263893460877, 6914.616642039862, 6871.370292661172, 6799.208665891239, 6801.461157183317]
gh-950h: (40) [4122.865316592397, 4278.168008961982, 4373.394920165108, 4345.009157234252, 4368.816671106053, 4450.795116879921, 4376.722337321604, 4337.92382088152, 4522.398646376723, 4592.785062782603, 4598.846786771039, 4474.280586075911, 4474.274351777805, 4425.530256982038, 4471.433934839444, 4640.152054456817, 4738.052550917446, 4686.630529712107, 4626.069049504798, 4626.6344074388535, 4671.852837029404, 4645.621445297121, 4630.345743408588, 4717.554862435409, 4851.691511780389, 4898.912453478715, 4955.036608837967, 5011.7999159997535, 4945.04973089936, 4847.533643777682, 4869.567526462106, 4915.0399811915595, 4969.079955186762, 4922.807703156496, 4838.468960729084, 4825.796043246801, 4735.240695404774, 4703.494161972194, 4625.4691905624995, 4636.454988790354]

The values are way off (ie gh-900 should be a little below 1000m).
It look like they are off by a factor of 10 ?

@ekostogorov @TZ my plugin (windy-plugin-sounding) does support skewT (uncheck the "zoom view" checkbox at the bottom). It can be loaded on mobile by visiting windy.com/plugin however it does not well yet because I need to adapt the size to mobile screen.

It should probably not take too long to do but I have deferred for now that since loading plugins on mobile (especially in the app) is not well supported.

Thanks @ivo

So the "better" way to retrieve favorites is

import favs from "@windy/favs"; 
// or
// var favs = W.require('favs');

Then

favs.getAll();

returns:

{ 
  "34.492/-119.702": {key: "34.492/-119.702", lat: 34.491843, lon: -119.702396, name: "Santa Barbara", type: "fav", …},
  "36.768/-119.098": {key: "36.768/-119.098", lat: 36.768385, lon: -119.097719, name: "Dunlap", type: "fav", …},
  …
}

and

favs.getArray();

returns:

[
  {key: "37.514/-121.882", lat: 37.513810842731, lon: -121.88215255737303, name: "Mission Peak", type: "fav", …},
  {key: "37.365/-122.246", lat: 37.3650410873092, lon: -122.24594593048094, name: "Windy Hill", type: "fav", …},
  {key: "34.492/-119.702", lat: 34.491843534372784, lon: -119.70239639282227, name: "Santa Barbara", type: "fav", …},
  …
]

The intersection between the green and red lines is the top of thermals (1900ft on the screenshot) - that's how high glider pilots can expect to reach when flying.

The cursor is supposed to show the altitude - 68900 should be 21000(ft) but there was a bug with imperial units that I just fixed in 1.1.6. Thanks for reporting !

@rittels awesome work !

@chrab I just happened to have developped a plugin called "better sounding", see https://www.windy.com/plugins/windy-plugin-sounding

@korina you are absolutely right - it works much better in Safari 14.1.1. It must be a problem with my version of Chrome. Sorry that I didn't test earlier.

Thanks

@korina Nice !

One thing: 3D mode is unusable for me with particule animations - it is much too slow / janky.

I have a ~3y old mack book pro & Chrome 91 & wind animation set to "normal".

It's ok with particule animations off.

Would it possible to auto-disable particule animation when the FPS drops below a reasonable value ?

@rittels awesome work !

@wild2fly do longer flights ?

@klssoaring It's not 6knt - the layer shows top of lift (meters or ft)

@vsinceac We probably do not have the same use case. It's quite important for PG pilots to see the evolution of the forecasts along the day.

It would be very nice to be able to use the wheel to move through time.

Two suggestions:

1. Use the regular wheel when the mouse pointer is over the time slider at the bottom of the screen - currently the wheel as not effect there
2. I have a logitech mouse where the wheel can be pushed sideways. It would also be nice to use that ability. This could be used regardless of where the mouse pointer is located as it has not effect anywhere on the screen.

Thanks !

@ozone towards the beginning of the list

Check https://community.windy.com/topic/16458/windy-com-introduces-soaring-forecast

@andreabertino Check https://community.windy.com/topic/16458/windy-com-introduces-soaring-forecast