Windy app changed appearance?

[fredrussell]

I use the freebie version. For a chosen location It used to show mean wind speed plus gust speeds as well as direction and all the other stuff. Recently I have a sort of line graph appearance that doesn’t show gusts (I think). Have I selected something I shouldn’t have or is this just a new look?

 

[guernseyman]

On my laptop it is the same as ever.

 

[crewman]

No change on my phone, I suspect you have changed the settings

 

[Clancy Moped]

No change on my tablet.

 

[fredrussell]

Ok, cheers. I’ll try and see what I’ve done.

Incidentally, of the three weather apps I use: BBC, XCweather and Windy, I find windy the most accurate, so well done them.

Edit: sorted now. I had clicked the “compare” tab.

 

[guernseyman]

I used to use several but have settled down to Jersey Met and Windy. The latter, after all, gives you a choice of models.
Incidentally, for sailing in the Bay of St Malo there is a little booklet 'Weather in Channel Island waters' by Roger Thébault, one of the forecasters at Jersey Met.
He is pretty sharp, mentioning, for instance, how tricky NE winds are here, like in Havre Gosselin, where I once had a night rough enough to have one of the crew heaving overboard. The thing is you would expect it to be sheltered in there.

 

[billyfish]

If the original poster likes it so much . Why doesn't he pay... I do because I think it works !

 

[fredrussell]

If the original poster likes it so much . Why doesn't he pay... I do because I think it works !

Because he’s a skinflint, and because all he needs is wind speed and direction forecast, which is covered in the basic free package.

 

[franksingleton]

Ventusky has a greater choice of models but does not have ECMWF.
The most useful aspect of Windy is the compare function. If the different models are giving the same message, it is encouraging but no more. If one is an outlier, do not assume it is wrong. Rather, take that as a warning that the forecast is less reliable than normally. The outlier could be the best on the day.
To get an idea of the uncertainty factor, use Meteociel - Ensembles, modèles ensemblistes. Select GEFS and Tableaux, select a point, then, Vent 10m. Note that the winds are in km/hr.
Always remember that models have a built in smoothing of about 5 grid lengths. Whatever some suppliers say, no model is precise or accurate. ECMWF cannot give detail less than about 50 km. The GFS, cannot give detail below about 70 km.
Also, when looking at different models, check the base time. ECMWF, starts its model run 2 hours later than GFS, ICON, etc. Also, they issue their 10 day forecast twice a day. GFS issues their forecast 4 times daily. ICON issues an 8 day forecast 4 times daily and it’s ICON-EU 8 times daily.