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It’s very useful for extreme wind sports.\n•  Wind alert: Set up windalert and be aware of wind, storm and tornado warning via push-notifications\n•  Weather history (archive) for 2012-2024: view wind data, temperature (day and night) and atmospheric pressure. Weather archive will help you to choose the best month for travel to the spot.\n•  Local forecast from NOAA: temperature in Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin, humidity, wind speed, precipitation (rain and snow). Forecast for 10 days with 3 hours step in metric or imperial units: m/s (mps), mph, km/h, knt (knout), bft (beaufort), m, ft, mm, cm, in, hPa, inHg. 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If you have never subscribed to a monthly Premium account subscription before, you will have the option of getting a free 3/7-day trial period. Cancelling the trial period will immediately disable your subscription.\nPayment for subscription renewals will be charged to your account within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can disable subscription renewal in your iTunes account settings on your device.\nTerms of Use:  https://windyapp.co/CustomMenuItems/34/en\n--------------------------\n\nCreated by kite addicted for wind addicted! Be WINDY. Join us!\n\nWaiting for your feedback and recommendations. 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