When you click on a spot on the map in Canada you will see all the Government alerts and our Instant Updates.
Click on the down arrow to expand so that you can read the details of the alert. Click on the up arrow to close.
The StormRisk storm track arrows have been added so that you can see the predicted direction of travel of the storm(s).
With the radar turned on:
Here are some examples of the colours of the outlines with the Total Severe Risk percentages. Note that the thickness of the outline also increases when the risk increases as well. You can see that in some of the examples where there is another outline present in the screenshots (24-48).
Note that the black colour for greater than 85% is a bug. You will not be able to see against the black map but it will show up well when radar is on.
IW StormRisk is live for all IW Pro users and combined alert polygons are live in Canada as well!
To turn on IW StormRisk just click on the menu (three bars at the top left) and click to turn it on:
IW StormRisk only works as far north as 51N (basically just south of Calgary) but we have plans to extend it further north to 55N, which will include locations like Saskatoon and Edmonton.
The thickness of the outline is related to the risk level as well as the colour of the outline is related to the type of risks. Here are some examples:
Look for irregular shapes and click on them to see the IW StormRisk:
U.S. alerts are now available.
You can turn them on here:
You can now utilize the Mosaic Radar Layer to gain a comprehensive view of weather systems. This feature allows you to zoom in on specific storms of interest for a detailed analysis using IW Pro.
Turn it on in Rendering Parameters:
The Mosiac Radar Layer will be visible if no radar stations are selected. Below alerts and radar icons are turned off:
Below alerts are turned on:
Zoomed into a tornado warned storm:
Selected a radar station and Mosaic Radar Layer is turned off:
Note: The Mosaic Radar Layer is not automatically updated.
A sneak peak at IW StormRisk™, which provides instant updates for storm percentages like Total Severe Risk, Tornado Risk, Severe Wind Risk and Sever Hail Risk. All IW Pro subscribers will gain access to it in the next few days!
We have added some new features. Here are the settings as of July 9 2024:
Layer Opacity: The opacity of the data layer on the map.
Live Mode: When turned on IW Pro will auto load new frames as they become available.
Velocity Color: Velocity 1 is red/blue (Environment Canada standard) and Velocity 2 is red/green (more commonly used)
Radar Placement Accuracy: Use a lower value if your device is slow (8) otherwise we recommend 11.
Labels and Boundaries: Turn on/off the labels and boundaries.
NEW Time Display: Choose 24 hour or 12 hour time display.
Canadian Radar Noise Reduction: Turn on to remove the radar interference spikes (laser beams). Turn off to see features such as hail spikes and faint outflow boundaries.
Lightning Data: Turn on to see the location of lightning.
NEW Mosaic Radar Layer: Turn on to see the mosaic radar layer. Note that you must not have a radar station selected to see the mosaic radar. We recommend also turning off radar icons.
Alerts: Turn on to see the ECCC alerts and IW Instant Updates. You can also choose which types of Alerts to see. Instant Updates, Warnings, Watches, Statements & Advisories and U.S. Alerts (NEW).
Note: One quick way to reload the radar is to switch between SINGLE/SPLIT/DUAL modes.
Layer Opacity: The opacity of the data layer on the map.
Live Mode: When turned on IW Pro will auto load new frames as they become available.
Velocity Color: Velocity 1 is red/blue (Environment Canada standard) and Velocity 2 is red/green (more commonly used)
Radar Placement Accuracy: Use a lower value if your device is slow (8) otherwise we recommend 11.
Labels and Boundaries: Turn on/off the labels and boundaries.
Canadian Radar Noise Reduction: Turn on to remove the radar interference spikes (laser beams). Turn off to see features such as hail spikes and faint outflow boundaries.
Lightning Data: Turn on to see the location of lightning.
Alerts: Turn on to see the ECCC alerts and IW Instant Updates. You can also choose which types of Alerts to see. Instant Updates, Warnings, Watches, Statements & Advisories.
There is now a measurement tool that you can uses when you are in single mode.
Choose Single Mode with any of the products.
Click on the small open circle on the right side of the screen.
With your mouse (PC) or finger (mobile) choose the center point from which to measure and hold until you reach the point you wish to measure the distance to.
The radius of the circle (distance) will be displayed on the screen.
You can also use this circle to “mark” a location and then zoom out.
Click on the small circle again to remove the measurement circle.
In the above example Sussex was chosen as the center mark and I picked a random distance so that when I zoomed out I could see the location of Sussex.
Recent update to IW Pro have improved the screen handling on Android mobile devices. We recommend that you add IW Pro to your Home Screen and give it another try if you were experiencing issues. People are reporting that they now can use IW Pro in portrait mode more successfully.
