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A short guide to the top 5 of the most popular global and local models

Watch 30 best photos from the Windy.app community in August 2020

Tides are needed for everyone who do yachting, surfing, fishing at sea…

Today we're going to find out what isotherms are and why we need them.

The rules are simple: collect the most likes to the photo

Today we're going to talk about the Gulf Stream – perhaps the most famous current in the world's oceans.

One of the main weather parameters for sailing and other water sports

The Coriolis force has a huge impact on the weather. It's the power that spins cyclones and anticyclones, and it also affects the direction of trade winds and sea currents.

Predicting the weather by looking at the form of clouds? It is possible! Today we will get acquainted with cirrus uncinus clouds - the precursors of weather changes.

This is the same rain, but it evaporates before reaching the surface of the earth. The reason for this is low ambient humidity. That is, dry air in the way of drops tends to saturate with moisture and "absorbs" them.

Today we will talk about air stability and most importantly - how and why to distinguish stable and unstable atmospheric stratification.

It looks scary, but in fact, it's the last thing you should be afraid of when flying.

A dust storm occurs when a strong wind (more than 10 m/s) makes a huge amount of dust rise up into the atmosphere - millions of tons! This dust can be transported up to several thousand kilometers.

Basic meteorology for yachtmen, sailing guides to boats, licenses and racings, routes, and events in 2020

Today we will talk about a phenomenon that affects the weather forecast and helps planes fly faster.

Maybe you happened to see swirling columns of dust, sand, ashes, leaves or anything else walking across the ground on a video (or even live?)? They are often called «devils» and we are going to talk about them today.

An ocean current is the movement of ocean water from area A to area B.