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New look windguru

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Created by R1DER > 9 months ago, 1 Sep 2016
R1DER
WA, 1471 posts
1 Sep 2016 10:49PM
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Windguru has updated their website, well worth a look. My favourite long range forecast website. www.windguru.cz

BSN101
WA, 2374 posts
2 Sep 2016 10:46AM
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Not bad but I still like windyty.com.

Zoom in zoom out and travel the world.

A 9 day look at a moving chart.

No idea how accurate it is in comparison.
Longer forecasts jump around sometimes too.

N1GEL
NSW, 861 posts
2 Sep 2016 3:27PM
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R1DER said..
Windguru has updated their website, well worth a look. My favourite long range forecast website. www.windguru.cz


The windguru phone app is really great. It's just called 'windy'. Very good app.

sboardcrazy
NSW, 8234 posts
3 Sep 2016 4:15PM
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Predict wind
is very good.

albentley
NSW, 297 posts
3 Sep 2016 9:20PM
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Erm, have you not been on windguru for a long time? It looks exactly the same as usual. Also interesting they are using the 27km resolution GFS forecast, not sure what model SB is using or if it just comes off the BOM?

Basher
590 posts
5 Sep 2016 10:24AM
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It was revamped, and then they quickly took the new version down again. Teething problems, I guess.

sonny2727
VIC, 155 posts
5 Sep 2016 10:22PM
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R1DER said..
Windguru has updated their website, well worth a look. My favourite long range forecast website. www.windguru.cz


Long range forecast....Does it ever work...most sites are just adding graphics to WOW the user...
Ok it depends on what long range means...anything more than 5 days is useless

evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
6 Sep 2016 1:32PM
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sonny2727 said..
R1DER said..
Windguru has updated their website, well worth a look. My favourite long range forecast website. www.windguru.cz


Long range forecast....Does it ever work...most sites are just adding graphics to WOW the user...
Ok it depends on what long range means...anything more than 5 days is useless


I disagree.

Because it is unlikely that the 7 day forecast will be correct it stands to reason that it is likely that the opposite forecast will be correct.

If it says it will be windy in 7 days it won't be, and vice versa. I actually use this during the season (September - February) to great success.

Reflex Films
WA, 1458 posts
6 Sep 2016 1:34PM
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Here you go - pretty damn accurate for tricky / windy parts of WA too

you can key in what you are intrested in too

www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/viewer/index.shtml

sonny2727
VIC, 155 posts
6 Sep 2016 8:25PM
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evlPanda said..

sonny2727 said..

R1DER said..
Windguru has updated their website, well worth a look. My favourite long range forecast website. www.windguru.cz



Long range forecast....Does it ever work...most sites are just adding graphics to WOW the user...
Ok it depends on what long range means...anything more than 5 days is useless



I disagree.

Because it is unlikely that the 7 day forecast will be correct it stands to reason that it is likely that the opposite forecast will be correct.

If it says it will be windy in 7 days it won't be, and vice versa. I actually use this during the season (September - February) to great success.


i'm glad that u use the 7 day forecast...my point is 7 -14 day forecast will not give me actionable info...can I cancel the BBQ because on the 7th day it say 15-20kts?

stehsegler
WA, 3543 posts
6 Sep 2016 6:29PM
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Reflex Films said..
Here you go - pretty damn accurate for tricky / windy parts of WA too

you can key in what you are intrested in too

www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/viewer/index.shtml


They base the wind charts on MetEye on that weather chart. Pretty accurate most of the time:
www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye/?loc=WA_FA001

R1DER
WA, 1471 posts
7 Sep 2016 1:45PM
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Yes i use it regularly thats why i posted the OP Looks like it was only up for a couple of days.

R1DER
WA, 1471 posts
7 Sep 2016 1:48PM
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sonny2727 said...
evlPanda said..

sonny2727 said..

R1DER said..
Windguru has updated their website, well worth a look. My favourite long range forecast website. www.windguru.cz



Long range forecast....Does it ever work...most sites are just adding graphics to WOW the user...
Ok it depends on what long range means...anything more than 5 days is useless



I disagree.

Because it is unlikely that the 7 day forecast will be correct it stands to reason that it is likely that the opposite forecast will be correct.

If it says it will be windy in 7 days it won't be, and vice versa. I actually use this during the season (September - February) to great success.


i'm glad that u use the 7 day forecast...my point is 7 -14 day forecast will not give me actionable info...can I cancel the BBQ because on the 7th day it say 15-20kts?


Fair call, but I think it is one of the more accurate long range forecast, work petty well for me.



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