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windy-plugin: clouds #414

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fix(windy-plugin): cloud levels could differ from other param levels
vicb Aug 24, 2026
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refactor(windy-plugin): improve cloud rendering
vicb Aug 25, 2026
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windy-plugin: release 5.0.6
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion libs/windy-sounding/package.json
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{
"name": "windy-plugin-fxc-soundings",
"version": "5.0.5",
"version": "5.0.6",
"type": "module",
"private": true,
"description": "Alternative sounding graphs with custom features for PG/HG pilots.",
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114 changes: 72 additions & 42 deletions libs/windy-sounding/src/components/skewt.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export type SkewTProps = {
height: number;
yPointer: number | undefined;
levels: number[];
cloudLevels: number[];
temps: number[];
dewPoints: number[];
ghs: number[];
Expand All @@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export function SkewT(props: SkewTProps) {
width,
height,
levels,
cloudLevels,
temps,
ghs,
dewPoints,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ export function SkewT(props: SkewTProps) {
<Clouds
{...{
width,
levels,
cloudLevels,
clouds,
pressureToPxScale,
surfacePressure: pressureToGhScale.invert(surfaceElevation),
Expand All @@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ export function SkewT(props: SkewTProps) {
/>
</g>
),
[width, levels, clouds, pressureToPxScale, pressureToGhScale, surfaceElevation, showUpperClouds],
[width, cloudLevels, clouds, pressureToPxScale, pressureToGhScale, surfaceElevation, showUpperClouds],
);

const linesElement = useMemo(
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -508,64 +510,92 @@ function AltitudeAxis({

export type CloudsProp = {
width: number;
levels: number[];
cloudLevels: number[];
clouds: number[];
pressureToPxScale: Scale;
surfacePressure: number;
showUpperClouds: boolean;
};

function Clouds({ width, levels, clouds, pressureToPxScale, surfacePressure, showUpperClouds }: CloudsProp) {
const rects = [];
const pressureToCloudScale = math.scaleLinear(levels, clouds);
const CLOUD_COLOR = '#666';
const MIN_UPPER_CLOUD_COVER = 5;
const MAX_OPACITY = 0.75;

/**
* Calculate the opacity of a cloud based on its cloud cover.
* @param cloudCover The cloud cover, as a percentage.
* @returns The opacity of the cloud, as a string between 0.00 and MAX_OPACITY with 2 decimals precision.
*/
function cloudOpacity(cloudCover: number): string {
return ((cloudCover / 100) * MAX_OPACITY).toFixed(2);
}

function Clouds({ width, cloudLevels, clouds, pressureToPxScale, surfacePressure, showUpperClouds }: CloudsProp) {
if (cloudLevels.length === 0 || clouds.length === 0) {
return null;
}
const elements = [];
const pressureToCloudScale = math.scaleLog(cloudLevels, clouds);

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Handle a single cloud level before creating the logarithmic scale.

If cloudLevels has one entry, math.scaleLog evaluates sampleAt without a second interpolation endpoint. The resulting cloud opacity is NaN, so Line 584 suppresses the cloud column even when that level has cloud cover. Render a constant-opacity column for one level, or only use scaleLog when there are at least two levels.

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In `@libs/windy-sounding/src/components/skewt.tsx` at line 538, Update the
pressureToCloudScale setup in the skew-t cloud rendering flow to handle a single
cloudLevels entry without invoking math.scaleLog interpolation; return a
constant opacity for that level, while preserving logarithmic scaling when at
least two levels are available so cloud columns render correctly.


let y = 0;
let yStart = 0;

if (showUpperClouds) {
y = 30;
const upperPressure = pressureToPxScale.invert(y);
const upperCoverMax = Math.max(0, ...levels.map((level, i) => (level <= upperPressure ? clouds[i] ?? 0 : 0)));

if (upperCoverMax >= 5) {
const opacity = (upperCoverMax / 100) * 0.75;
rects.push(
<Cloud key="upper" y={0} width={width} height={30} opacity={opacity} />,
<text className="tick" y={30 - 12} x={width - 28} textAnchor="end">
yStart = 30;
const upperPressure = pressureToPxScale.invert(yStart);
const upperCoverMax = Math.max(0, ...cloudLevels.map((level, i) => (level <= upperPressure ? clouds[i] ?? 0 : 0)));

if (upperCoverMax >= MIN_UPPER_CLOUD_COVER) {
elements.push(
<rect key="upper" y={0} width={width} height={30} fill={CLOUD_COLOR} opacity={cloudOpacity(upperCoverMax)} />,
<text key="upper-text" className="tick" y={30 - 12} x={width - 28} textAnchor="end">
Upper
</text>,
<Cirrus x={width - 20} y={10} scale={0.4}></Cirrus>,
<line y1="30" y2="30" x2={width} className="boundary" />,
<Cirrus key="upper-cirrus" x={width - 20} y={10} scale={0.4} />,
<line key="upper-line" y1="30" y2="30" x2={width} className="boundary" />,
);
}
}

// Then respect the y scale
const surfaceY = pressureToPxScale(surfacePressure);
while (y < surfaceY) {
const startY = y;
const cloudPct = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, pressureToCloudScale(pressureToPxScale.invert(y))));
let layerHeight = 1;
while (y++ < surfaceY) {
const nextPct = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, pressureToCloudScale(pressureToPxScale.invert(y))));
if (Math.abs(nextPct - cloudPct) > 2 || nextPct >= 5 !== cloudPct >= 5) {
break;
}
layerHeight++;
}
if (cloudPct >= 5) {
const opacity = (cloudPct / 100) * 0.75;
rects.push(<Cloud key={startY} y={startY} width={width} height={layerHeight} opacity={opacity} />);
// Render cloud column using a linear gradient with stops at each pressure level.
const surfaceY = Math.round(pressureToPxScale(surfacePressure));
const columnHeight = surfaceY - yStart;

if (columnHeight > 0) {
const intermediatePoints = cloudLevels
.map((pressure) => ({ pressure, y: pressureToPxScale(pressure) }))
.filter(({ y }) => y >= yStart + 1 && y <= surfaceY - 1)
.sort((a, b) => a.y - b.y);

const columnPoints = [
{ pressure: pressureToPxScale.invert(yStart), y: yStart },
...intermediatePoints,
{ pressure: surfacePressure, y: surfaceY },
];

const stops = columnPoints.map(({ pressure, y }) => {
const cloudCover = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, pressureToCloudScale(pressure)));
return {
offset: (y - yStart) / columnHeight,
opacity: cloudOpacity(cloudCover),
};
});

// Only render the cloud rectangle if there is visible cloud cover
if (stops.some((s) => s.opacity > 0)) {
elements.push(
<defs key="cloud-gradient-defs">
<linearGradient id="cloud-gradient" x1="0" y1="0" x2="0" y2="100%">
{stops.map((stop, idx) => (
<stop key={idx} offset={stop.offset.toFixed(3)} stopColor={CLOUD_COLOR} stopOpacity={stop.opacity} />
))}
</linearGradient>
</defs>,
<rect key="cloud-column" y={yStart} width={width} height={columnHeight} fill="url(#cloud-gradient)" />,
);
}
}

return <g>{rects}</g>;
}

function Cloud({ y, height, width, opacity }: { y: number; height: number; width: number; opacity: number }) {
if (opacity <= 0) {
return;
}
return <rect {...{ y, height, width }} fill={`rgba(100, 100, 100, ${opacity})`} />;
return <g>{elements}</g>;
}

function Cirrus({ x, y, scale }: { x: number; y: number; scale: number }) {
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion libs/windy-sounding/src/containers/containers.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ function Graph({ width, height, skewTWidthPercent }: { width: number; height: nu

// Only update the active map level for overlays that support multiple altitude levels
// (e.g. wind, temp) to avoid unnecessary or invalid level changes on surface-only layers (e.g. rain, radar).
const overlay = W.store.get('overlay') as keyof typeof W.overlays;
const overlay: keyof typeof W.overlays = W.store.get('overlay');
const supportsLevels = W.overlays[overlay].hasMoreLevels;
const availLevels = W.store.get('availLevels');
if (supportsLevels && availLevels.length > 1) {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ const ConnectedSkewT = memo(function ConnectedSkewT(props: ChildGraphProps) {

return {
levels: periodValues.levels,
cloudLevels: periodValues.cloudLevels,
temps: timeValues.temp,
dewPoints: timeValues.dewPoint,
ghs: timeValues.gh,
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52 changes: 45 additions & 7 deletions libs/windy-sounding/src/redux/forecast-slice.ts
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Expand Up @@ -29,26 +29,40 @@ export enum FetchStatus {
}

// Those properties varies with the altitude level.
const _levelProps = ['temp', 'dewPoint', 'gh', 'wind', 'windDir', 'rh', 'cloud'] as const;
// All are defined at the same levels (the `PeriodValue.levels` array).
const _levelProps = ['temp', 'dewPoint', 'gh', 'wind', 'windDir', 'rh'] as const;
type LevelProp = (typeof _levelProps)[number];
type LevelPropByTime = `${LevelProp}ByTime`;

// Those properties varies with the cloud altitude level.
// All are defined at the same levels (the `PeriodValue.cloudLevels` array).
// Note that `PeriodValue.levels` and `PeriodValue.cloudLevels` can have different sizes/values.
const _cloudLevelProps = ['cloud'] as const;
type CloudLevelProp = (typeof _cloudLevelProps)[number];
type CloudLevelPropByTime = `${CloudLevelProp}ByTime`;

// Those properties do not vary with altitude.
const _sfcProps = ['rainMm', 'seaLevelPressure'] as const;
type SfcProps = (typeof _sfcProps)[number];
type SfcPropsByTime = `${SfcProps}ByTime`;

type TimeValue = Record<LevelProp, number[]> & Record<SfcProps, number>;
// Values for a given time step.
type TimeValue = Record<LevelProp | CloudLevelProp, number[]> & Record<SfcProps, number>;

type ForecastType = WeatherDataPayload2<DataHash2>;

// Values aggregated over all time steps (e.g. max/min over time)
export type PeriodValue = {
maxTemp: number;
minTemp: number;
maxSeaLevelPressure: number;
// Levels for `LevelProp`
levels: number[];
// Levels for `CloudLevelProp`
cloudLevels: number[];
timesMs: number[];
} & Record<LevelPropByTime, number[][]> & // By time then by level
Record<CloudLevelPropByTime, number[][]> & // By time then by cloud level
// By time only
Record<SfcPropsByTime, number[]>;

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -244,7 +258,7 @@ function isWindyDataCached(state: ForecastState, key: string) {
*/
function extractSoundingParamByLevel(
sounding: SoundingDataHash2,
paramName: LevelProp,
paramName: LevelProp | CloudLevelProp,
levels: number[],
tsIndex: number,
): number[] {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -282,7 +296,7 @@ function extractSoundingParamByLevel(
value = sounding[`windDir-${levelKey}`]?.[tsIndex];
break;
case 'cloud':
value = sounding[`cloud-${levelKey}`]?.[tsIndex] ?? 0;
value = sounding[`cloud-${levelKey}`]?.[tsIndex];
break;
}

Expand All @@ -303,6 +317,7 @@ function computePeriodValues(
fetchStatus: FetchStatus.Loaded;
},
levels: number[],
cloudLevels: number[],
): PeriodValue {
if (!windyData.forecast.sounding?.ts) {
throw new Error('Invalid forecast data: No sounding timestamps found.');
Expand All @@ -315,7 +330,9 @@ function computePeriodValues(
let minTemp: number = Number.MAX_VALUE;
let maxSeaLevelPressure: number = Number.MIN_VALUE;

const values: Record<LevelPropByTime, number[][]> & Record<SfcPropsByTime, number[]> = {
const values: Record<LevelPropByTime, number[][]> &
Record<CloudLevelPropByTime, number[][]> &
Record<SfcPropsByTime, number[]> = {
dewPointByTime: [],
ghByTime: [],
rhByTime: [],
Expand All @@ -340,14 +357,15 @@ function computePeriodValues(
values.rhByTime.push(extractSoundingParamByLevel(soundingData, 'rh', levels, tsIndex));
values.windByTime.push(extractSoundingParamByLevel(soundingData, 'wind', levels, tsIndex));
values.windDirByTime.push(extractSoundingParamByLevel(soundingData, 'windDir', levels, tsIndex));
values.cloudByTime.push(extractSoundingParamByLevel(soundingData, 'cloud', levels, tsIndex));
values.cloudByTime.push(extractSoundingParamByLevel(soundingData, 'cloud', cloudLevels, tsIndex));
values.rainMmByTime.push(sampleAt(soundingTimeMs, windyData.forecast.data.precipAmount, timeMs));
values.seaLevelPressureByTime.push(Math.round(seaLevelPressure));
}

return {
timesMs: soundingTimeMs,
levels,
cloudLevels,
maxTemp,
minTemp,
maxSeaLevelPressure,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -454,6 +472,25 @@ export const selDescendingLevels = createSelector(selLoadedWindyDataOrThrow, (wi
);
});

export const selCloudDescendingLevels = createSelector(selLoadedWindyDataOrThrow, (windyData): number[] => {
const sounding = windyData.forecast.sounding;
if (!sounding?.ts) {
return [];
}
const numTimestamps = sounding.ts.length;
return (
Object.keys(sounding)
.filter((key: string) => key.startsWith('cloud-') && key.endsWith('h'))
// Only keep levels with non-null values for all timestamps
.filter((key: string) => {
const values = (sounding as Record<string, unknown>)[key];
return Array.isArray(values) && values.length >= numTimestamps && values.every((v) => v != null);
})
.map((key: string) => parseInt(key.slice(6, -1), 10))
.sort((a: number, b: number) => b - a)
);
});

export const selMaxModelPressure = createSelector(
selDescendingLevels,
(descendingLevels): number => descendingLevels[0],
Expand All @@ -467,7 +504,8 @@ export const selMinModelPressure = createSelector(
export const selPeriodValues = createSelector(
selLoadedWindyDataOrThrow,
selDescendingLevels,
(windyData, levels): PeriodValue => computePeriodValues(windyData, levels),
selCloudDescendingLevels,
(windyData, levels, cloudLevels): PeriodValue => computePeriodValues(windyData, levels, cloudLevels),
);

export const selMaxPeriodTemp = createSelector(selPeriodValues, (periodValues): number => periodValues.maxTemp);
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