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The Masters Rowing International Facebook Group had a great discussion on which are the best wind apps to forecast rowing weather.
- WindCompass is a super simple app that shows windspeed, gusts, wind direction, hourly & daily weather forecast (temp, chance of precipitation) and sunrise/set.
- Hi-Def Radar
- MyRadar
- WindFinder is my personal favourite – it also has an app version. it shows gust strength as well as wind speed which is pretty important for us rowers. It shows a 7 day forecast in timeslots every 3 hours.
WindFinder App - LighteningCast (can’t find the domain link)
- WindGuru
WindFinder AppSimilar apps to Lightningcast for accurate weather Android
The group also had a great discussion about how much wind we could / should row in.
The best advice was this
I go by wave height, not wind, but 6 inches is horrible to row in, so, in a single, I won’t row over 4-5 inches.
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Hey Rebecca – Glad you liked my review of WindCompass and my suggestions for Hi-Def Radar and MyRadar. Thanks for sharing them as a part of this article.