Windy.app is a comprehensive weather application that provides users with a variety of features to help them plan and prepare for outdoor activities. It offers a wind report, forecast, and statistics, including a wind map, accurate wind compass, wind meter, wind gusts, and wind directions. This makes it particularly useful for extreme wind sports enthusiasts.
The app also offers a variety of forecast models, including GFS, ECMWF, WRF8, AROME, ICON, NAM, Open Skiron, Open WRF, and HRRR. Users can set up wind alerts and receive push notifications for wind warnings.
In addition, the app provides weather history for the years 2012-2021, allowing users to view wind data, temperature, and atmospheric pressure. This feature can help users choose the best month for travel to a specific location.
Windy.app also offers a local forecast from NOAA, including temperature in Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin, humidity, wind speed, and precipitation. The forecast covers 10 days with a 3-hour step and can be viewed in metric or imperial units.
The app also includes a wave forecast for ocean or sea conditions, ocean waves, and sea swell, making it useful for fishing enthusiasts. It also has an animated wind tracker, a beautiful weather widget for the home screen, and a storm and hurricane tracker.
For paragliders, the app provides cloud base and dewpoint data, while for kitesurfers, windsurfers, surfers, sailors, yachters, and other outdoor enthusiasts, it offers over 30,000 spots sorted and located by type and area. Users can also add their favorite spots to a list and join spot chats to share information about weather conditions and wind direction.
The app also has a community feature where users can exchange weather reports and become local/spot leaders. It also provides online data from nearby weather stations and has an offline mode for checking the forecast without an internet connection.
Windy.app is perfect for a wide range of outdoor activities, including kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, paragliding, fishing, snowkiting, snowboarding, skiing, skydiving, kayaking, wakeboarding, cycling, hunting, and golf. It is a convenient and easy-to-use digital anemometer that keeps users informed about major weather changes and ensures their safety in the sea.
Users can follow Windy.app on Facebook and Twitter for updates and can contact the team via email or their website for any questions, feedback, or business inquiries. The app also encourages users to rate and recommend it to their friends. With Windy.app, let the wind force be with you!