Windy.com
- 74 of 100 · reviews
- 4.8of 5 · store
- 76,960ratings on the App Store
- 484reviews read
An editorial reading of the saved reviews
For aviation, sailing, and cycling it delivers detailed wind layers, water temperature, and tropical-system data with multi-day accuracy that users have verified in the field. The main product issue is that the forecast model slider sometimes lags behind the selected hour, which matters when timing is critical.
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What people use it for
Pilots, sailors, and anyone planning outdoor activities
What reviews praise
Multi-layer wind forecasts by altitude and tropical-system accuracy four to five days out.
What reviews complain about
The timeline slider can fall out of sync with the actual model hour, introducing error when precise timing matters.
What users experience
2 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.
I rely on windy app before my two 30 mile rides each week on the west coast of Florida.
I have been a long time premium user and it is the best weather app around for aviation. However, one thing that needs to be fixed is the METAR Widget which doesn't use the units in the app settings for pressure and distance. It always displays hPa and KM instead of inHg and SM that a user selects
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