The app combines highly accurate weather forecast for your location with a 3D map showing development of weather in a broader area in a very interesting way. This allows you to see where precipitation is going to come from or where the wind is blowing from. The uniqueness of the app comes from the amount of data displayed. Forecast of weather, precipitation, wind, cloud cover, atmospheric pressure, snow cover and other meteorological data for different altitudes is available for the whole world. Moreover, the app is completely free of ads.
WIND ANIMATION
The Ventusky application solves weather displaying in an interesting way. Wind is displayed using streamlines which clearly portray the continuous development of weather. Airflow on Earth is always in motion and the streamlines depict this motion in an amazing way. This makes the interconnection of all atmospheric phenomena obvious.
WEATHER FORECAST
Weather forecast for the first three days is available in the app in one-hour steps. For other days, it’s available in three-hour steps. Users can also look up sunrise and sunrise times in a given place.
WEATHER MODELS
Thanks to the Ventusky application, visitors get data directly from the numerical models that, just a few years ago, were used solely by meteorologists. The app collects data from the most accurate numerical models. Besides the well-known data from the American GFS and HRRR models, it also displays data from the Canadian GEM model and the German ICON model, which is unique thanks to its high resolution for the whole world. Two models, EURAD and USRAD, are based on current radar and satellite readings. These models are able to show precisely current precipitation in US and Europe.
WEATHER FRONTS
You can also display weather fronts. We have created a neural network that predicts the positions of cold, warm, occluded, and stationary fronts based on data from weather models. This algorithm is unique, and we are the first on the world who makes global fronts forecast available to users.
LIST OF WEATHER MAPS
• Temperature (15 levels)
• Perceived temperature
• Temperature anomaly
• Precipitation (1 hour, 3 hour, long time accumulation)
• Radar
• Satellite
• Air quality (AQI, NO2, SO2, PM10, PM2.5, O3, dust or CO)
• Probability of aurora
LIST OF PREMIUM WEATHER MAPS - PAID CONTENT
• Wind (16 levels)
• Wind gusts (1 hour, long time maximum)
• Cloud cover (high, middle, low, total)
• Snow cover (total, new)
• Humidity
• Dew point
• Air pressure
• CAPE, CIN, LI, Helicity (SRH)
• Freezing level
• Wave forecast
• Ocean currents
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1) Increased resolution of the ECMWF model along with the addition of new data from this model, including CAPE, wind shear, precipitation type, and dew point.
2) A few weeks ago, we added a worldwide tide forecast. We are now introducing tide forecasts in line charts, where you can combine them with wave or weather data for any location on Earth.
3) You can now access a 10-day wave forecast from the MFWAM model, computed by Météo-France.
4) Bug fixes.
1) New 7-Day Tide Map Forecast - under the 'Sea' menu, we have added a comprehensive worldwide tide forecast.
2) New 7-Day Tide and Surge Map Forecast - monitor the impact of storms and tropical cyclones on sea levels.
3) New 7-Day Tidal Currents Map Forecast
4) Improved Webcam Viewer (play feature)
5) New weather widget with detailed weather information
6) Additional information about the current weather in a large widget
7) Bug Fixes
1) Included pressure data in both hourly and daily graphs
2) Provided wave information in hourly graphs
3) Added wind direction information to hourly graphs
4) Bug fixes and minor improvements
1) We are now displaying the cloud base. This way, you can easily tell at what height the cloud cover starts.
2) Bug fixes
1) New button for quick return to current location
2) Location search improvements
3) Bug fixes
Explore our new hourly weather charts, combining temperature, rainfall, wind, snow or precipitation probability charts together with our cutting-edge visualization tool. These charts provide a clear and visual guide to meteorological data, offering a unique perspective on its interconnectedness.
1) Weather charts (hourly on 14 days)
2) Higher zoom with more details in maps
3) Bug fixes
1) Webcam map - you can display the positions of more than 20 000 webcams around the world directly on the map
2) Improved display of cities on maps
3) Bug fixes
New map tiles for the highest zoom (in retina resolution).
Improved display of cities on maps
Bug fixes
- Radar now includes real-time lightning detection. You can easily see where the lightning has struck.
- Bug fixes
- Great news for all sailors and fishermen in Northern Europe. We have just added a very high resolution (4km) wave model called WAVEWATCH (NO) covering Scandinavia and the surrounding area. This model is important for overall security on the sea. This model is provided to us by Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET.no).
- Bug fixes and improvements
- Displaying snow and lightning strikes on the radar layer. Current lightning strikes are updated every 10 minutes including prediction. Snow information is determined based on the model predictions.
- Significantly improved location list. Location name can be edited. You can view a summary forecast for all locations in the list page.
- Bug fixes
Webcam widget - a new widget showing live images from webcam network. You can watch live footages from your favorite locations around the world.
Bug fixes
- Webcams (for selected locations, not yet available as a map layer). We process images from up to 20 000 webcams around the world, offering one of the largest camera networks on the Internet. Especially in mountainous areas, you can monitor real conditions (fog, snow, etc.). Wide coverage is enabled by cooperation with partners such as Panomax.com, Feratel, NOAA or Foto-webcam.eu. Enjoy the view.
- Bug fixes and minor design improvements
1) Precipitation probability forecast. The probabilistic forecast is based on 40 outputs of the ICON model. Each of the outputs is run with slightly different initial conditions. The effect of these changes on precipitation amount is investigated. For example, with a probability of 100%, rain is certain. On the contrary, with a probability of 0 % there is no risk of rain.
2) Design improvements
3) Bug fixes
1) All searched and saved cities are displayed on the map
2) Widgets now work after turning off location services
3) Bug fixes
1) You can now display precipitation in the widget
2) Bug fixes
1) Radar forecast for several hours is here! We combine data from the world's best models with the highest resolution to offer the most accurate radar forecast on the market.
2) Showers on the British Isles and Ireland can change very quickly. Thus we have added a special regional model UKMO UK with a resolution of 2 km and rapid updates every hour. Radar forecast from this model is now available.
3) You can now display wind gusts in the widget.
4) Bug fixes
- Refresh button for manual update of widgets
- You can select the weather model used for the forecast in the widget
- Loading wheels are displayed in the application until the current data is downloaded
- Bug fixes
1) Improved weather fronts forecast
2) More cities labelled on the map
3) Bug fixes and small improvements
- Model Switcher - you can now easily change the model directly on the main screen. More than 10 numerical weather models are available. You can activate the Model Switcher in the Settings section
- Bug fixes
- Model GEM - available again in the app with increased resolution (from 22 km to 15 km)
- Bug fixes
Major update is here with amazing new features!
1) Weather fronts worldwide! We have created a neural network that predicts the positions of cold, warm, occluded, and stationary fronts.
2) Temperature anomaly! This new layer shows the temperature anomaly from the long-term average for a given time.
3) Sea surface temperature and Ocean currents.
4) Air Quality Index (AQI). This new layer shows the overall air quality.
New Radar widget. You can watch nearby precipitation directly on your home screen.
Widget improvements (data update, location services, privacy policy)
Faster data loading (during changing time)
Bug fixes
- Probability of aurora. This new layer is based on the OVATION model and provides a 30 to 90 minute forecast of the location and occurrence probability of the aurora.
- Relative humidity at altitudes 900, 850 and 700 hPa. These layers are practical, for example, for determining visibility in the mountains (low relative humidity often allows great visibility).
- Bug fixes
- Dark mode
- Light or dark theme (select in the Settings section)
- We have started label major mountains / peaks on the map. Thus, navigation is easier in mountainous areas
- New ICON DE model for Central Europe with very high resolution (1.4 km)
- Night temperatures in the widgets (for Premium users)
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
We have improved our weather widgets:
- New settings section (you can select weather icons or information you want to display)
- Regular updates
- Widget 4x1 can be resize to 1x1
- Bug fixes
We have started labeling all the pressure lows (as L) and highs (as H) arround the world! You can easily see where the center of the pressure system is located. It is wonderful and very practical to see where these systems are located.
Bug fixes
Weather map interpolation improvements
More cities on the map
Bug fixes
Ventusky newly displays satellite images of America, Australia and Asia! We download data from three geostationary satellites - GOES16, GOES17 and Himawari. Images are available in high resolution in real time. Please note that Europe and Africa is not covered in this first version.
New major update is here!
- Ventusky now displays detailed information about air quality! Thanks to the cooperation with the Finnish Meteorological Institute, you can now view forecast of all major air pollutants (NO2, SO2, PM10, PM2.5, O3, dust or CO).
- You can finally tap on the map to display detailed weather forecast for any location on the world.
- Bug fixes
Latitude-longitude grid
We have added professional grid showing GPS coordinates. This grid is extremely useful. Now you can easily navigate at sea, on an airplane or during your trip to nature.
3D Globe is here!
Weather map is now displayed in 3D. You can see all weather layers on mesmerizing 3D Globe. This is a huge step for our app. Now you can watch weather maps without distortion. For example, it is clearly visible weather around the North Pole. Enjoy the most advanced weather app so far.
More features:
- New layer that shows new snow cover. You can easily see how much snow will fall in the upcoming days.
- Bug fixes
- New Help section
- Bug fixes
- New widgets (alarm clock, weather warnings, current temperature, daily forecast)
- Several UX improvements (zooming map with double tap, changing time with just a tap etc.)
- Performance improvements
- Bug fixes
- Very handy weather outlook directly on the timeline
- Perceived temperature
- Air Quality reports from stations around the world
- Bug fixes
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