BajaNomad

Wind app?

Tommy A - 3-22-2023 at 07:37 AM

What have you found to be the best wind app?

Thx

David K - 3-22-2023 at 07:44 AM

This one is what Graham has me use to satellite text him, when he is ready to move around or leave the (Guardian Angel) island. Seems very detailed for wind. You can change locations. This is for L.A. Bay: https://www.windfinder.com/forecast/bahia-de-los-angeles

pauldavidmena - 3-22-2023 at 11:27 AM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
This one is what Graham has me use to satellite text him, when he is ready to move around or leave the (Guardian Angel) island. Seems very detailed for wind. You can change locations. This is for L.A. Bay: https://www.windfinder.com/forecast/bahia-de-los-angeles


Bookmarked. Thank you very much!

AKgringo - 3-22-2023 at 11:43 AM

I have been thinking about installing a weathervane as a hood ornament. That way I could monitor the wind while driving, without any of those electronic thingamajigs! :light:

mtgoat666 - 3-22-2023 at 11:47 AM

In baja sur I use two sources: windy and windfinder websites. They don't always agree...
I have seen that the windy website and windy app provide different results - the website seems to be better than the app.

AKgringo - 3-22-2023 at 12:04 PM

I use the Windy website, but it is still just a forecast tool, and real time updates can be pretty slow. A few seasons ago it was still showing a tropical storm moving up the Sea of Cortez for a half day after live news feeds were reporting that the storm had gone ashore on the mainland and fell apart.

[Edited on 3-22-2023 by AKgringo]

JZ - 3-22-2023 at 01:47 PM

This is what I use for the US. 10 foot seas right now in the Santa Barbara channel.

https://www.weather.gov/wrh/TextProduct?product=655cwflox

[Edited on 3-22-2023 by JZ]

BooJumMan - 3-22-2023 at 04:13 PM

Windy.com is extremely user friendly as it is obviously very visual. You can pick a location then view all the forecast models together to compare. GFS and NAM are generally the most accurate. You are also easily able to view satellite imagery, doppler, rain accumulation and cloud coverage, among lots of other things. I pay for the premium version and also pay for the Windfinder app. Windfinder utilizes the NAM models for 3 day forecasts (named "super forecast") and the GFS for the long term normal forecast.

HeyMulegeScott - 3-26-2023 at 04:09 PM

Predict Wind is really good for boating but you can only save two locations with a free account. You get a lot of info and includes wind, sea state, and tides. https://forecast.predictwind.com/overview/