Tip #22. Find out the chance of rain (%) on the Windy.app site
Among 100+ Windy.app features, there are always one or two, or even three that you didn't know about, right? Even if you're a true weather and outdoor expert using the app. Meanwhile, these may be important features.
For example, you can find out the chance of rain expressed as a percentage on the Windy.app site in addition to the other formats in the app itself: the exact data in the forecast table (for example, 2 mm per hour), the Rain and Snow, and Clouds and Precipitation charts, as well as the Precipitation Map as a layer of the general Weather Map. The chance of rain is also called the probability of precipitation (PoP). As other formats, it allows you to quickly understand whether it will rain or snow and therefore your chances of avoiding it and if it's not possible, to better prepare for it, as in the cases of, say, a multi-day hike, a bicycle trip, or sailing in an open boat, and others.
Here’s exactly how you can do it:
1. Open the Windy.app site.
2. Find your nearest or favorite spot via search, Spotfinder (now for kitesurfing, more sports on the way), or icons on the Wind Map. The spots are also listed by country in the relevant Spots section of the site, where the best spots are highlighted.
3. Go to the spot and scroll to the end of the forecast table. Under it, you will see a text description of its main parameters, including the chance of rain in percent.
Chance of rain (precipitation probability) for Tarifa, Spain, on the Windy.app site
4. Go to the app if you need data in other formats in addition to the information on the site or you want to compare it.
Precipitation Map in the Windy.app for iOS
5. To know exactly what the probability of rain is and how to interpret it accurately, read the corresponding blog article and learn even more about the nature of precipitation itself, including its main types, in the Windy.app Meteorological Textbook (WMT) and newsletter for better weather forecasting.
Read all useful tips in the Windy.app blog. You can also find them all on the Tips page in the Support section of the website:
- Find out the chance of rain on the Windy.app site
- Create a personal spot in the app
- Use the wind bar for a 10 day forecast
- Check the basic forecast on the Home screen
- Pick the right spot type for your outdoor activity
- Compare weather forecasts in one click
- Find a spot by its coordinates and vice versa
- Change the order of the weather elements
- Download the offline weather forecast
- Get the weather forecast for any point on the map
- Find out the weather for the past 10 days
- Select the forecast step of 1 or 3 hours
- Choose the right weather model for a spot
- Check the weather forecast update time
- Change the look of the wind rose
- Create custom weather profile for your sport
- Add an outdoor spot to favorites
- Set up a weather widget for a spot
- Write spot review to get free Pro version
- Select the measurement units for your region
- Share weather forecast with a friend
- Change the colors of the Live Wind Map
Text: Ivan Kuznetsov, an outdoor journalist, editor and writer from the Dolomites, Italy, and Karelia, Finland, with 10 years of professional experience. His favorite sports are hiking, cycling and sauna. Read his other articles
Cover photo: Gemma Evans / Unsplash
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