LouisG
Veteran Member
I've been using the Windy app for about a month now. I thought I liked it. The pictures are great and it appeared to be accurate.
Now I'm not so sure...
I woke up the other day at Elliott Bay Marina. There was a stiff Southerly coming across Elliott Bay. I could see white caps and it felt like fall. I opened Windy and it said 12kts for Elliott Bay and pretty much the whole area.
This seemed light so I checked the NOAA West Point Buoy. This was reading 18 with gusts to 20 which was more consistent with what I was observing.
I went back to Windy...still 12. Stayed at 12 the whole morning till things calmed down.
Another odd observance is when you have Windy show the weather stations they use they don't appear to even be using West Point. This seems odd. Do they use NOAA stations?
We're not talking life or death here. I would have gone out either way, but there's a difference between 12 and 20. One requires a lot more holding on.
Any knowledge or opinions about Windy would be appreciated.
Louis
Now I'm not so sure...
I woke up the other day at Elliott Bay Marina. There was a stiff Southerly coming across Elliott Bay. I could see white caps and it felt like fall. I opened Windy and it said 12kts for Elliott Bay and pretty much the whole area.
This seemed light so I checked the NOAA West Point Buoy. This was reading 18 with gusts to 20 which was more consistent with what I was observing.
I went back to Windy...still 12. Stayed at 12 the whole morning till things calmed down.
Another odd observance is when you have Windy show the weather stations they use they don't appear to even be using West Point. This seems odd. Do they use NOAA stations?
We're not talking life or death here. I would have gone out either way, but there's a difference between 12 and 20. One requires a lot more holding on.
Any knowledge or opinions about Windy would be appreciated.
Louis