
Windy: Wind map & weather forecast
Weather radar, wind and waves forecast for kiters, surfers, paragliders, pilots, sailors and anyone else. Worldwide animated weather map, with easy to use layers and precise spot forecast.
Wind arrows direction - Windy Community
Dec 6, 2018 · The arrows shown at weather stations for the observed wind show the same conventional direction as the wind forecast which is displayed by the « animated particles ».
How to read Meteogram - Windy Community
Dec 22, 2020 · Wind displays average wind speed 10m above the surface level. Wind gusts display values 10m above the surface in the last 3 hours. Shaded area symbolises temperature on the upper …
What type of altitude is used for the wind? - Windy Community
Oct 6, 2015 · The altitude used for wind measurements is typically the height above ground level, or AGL. This is because the wind speed and direction can vary significantly at different heights, …
Missing wind speed in station weather charts - Windy Community
Aug 8, 2023 · Please take note of the missing comparison in the grey box - this is extremely useful to analyze how a particular model is performing. It's more useful to know what the reported wind speed …
Weather station reports. True or magnetic @ Windy Community
Jan 17, 2019 · All charts and textual sources (METAR, TAF, winds aloft, surface analysis charts, etc) use true north as the reference. ATIS/AWOS/ASOS broadcasts, or any information a controller gives …
METEOBLUE vs. NEMS naming - Windy Community
Nov 28, 2023 · I am sailing from time to time and noticed that Meteoblue forecasts give lower wind at sea near the coast compared to other models. Meteoblue explained to me that the model uses the …
How to read Airgram - Windy Community
Feb 17, 2021 · Using Sounding you get directly the mean altitude and the wind speed / direction. On desktop right tap on your mouse. In the app long press on screen. Then click the altitude scale to get …
Selection of Pressure, Height Coordinates, Temperature
Dec 5, 2024 · I enjoy the Windy app and use it just about every day. I like to look at Upper Level Charts as well as Sea Level. On the Sea Level Wind chart, there is a button (?) which lets you turn on and …
Unlocking the upper atmosphere: an introduction to the SkewT
Aug 18, 2020 · A radiosonde is essentially just a sensor that reads the temperature and humidity of the air as the balloon ascends, and GPS allows it to deduce how it is moving (giving us wind data).