We’ve embedded the Windy app on the site in a few places—the sidebar and the conditions and forecasts page. As a habit forming species, weather forecasting workflows differ from user to user. Still, some of us may subscribe to predictive services like Open Snow, while others may not. Windy offers a suite of free functions that, depending on your needs, make it high-functioning for the beginner to intermediate meteorologist. In this series, we’ll run through a few of Windy’s functions so readers are more familiar with the app and can, at their own pace, add different datasets, predictive models, and visuals to their trip planning routine.
The Windy Widget: A Basic How To

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