Version 1.6/20.04 released

by Marc Rautenhaus (comments: 0)

We are happy to announce a new Met.3D version 1.6/20.04!

  • While this version gets the next version number 1.6, we plan to change the version numbers in the future to a simple "YY.MM.number" format to better reflect the continuous work on Met.3D. We use both numbers for now.
  • A simple batch mode (configurable in the frontend.cfg file) allows to automatically produce time animations.
  • New utility scripts (see the new util/ directory) have been added that support download of forecast data from the DWD opendata sever.
  • A "status light" has been added to indicate that the pipeline is processing.
  • New derived variables have been added, e.g. PV for hybrid sigma pressure grids.
  • Several bugs have been fixed, including erroneous coastlines and a bug in the raycaster that caused wrong illumination close to borders.
  • A binary distribution is available for Linux, see the downloads page.
  • Some bugfixes, see the issue tracker.

Download the sources from gitlab!

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Version 1.13 released

By Marc Rautenhaus, (comments: 0)

We are proud to announce the release of version 1.13. The version features a completely revised trajectory analysis module, improved support for open data by DWD and ECMWF, new shadows computation, and many bugfixes and small improvements.

Version 1.12 released

By Marc Rautenhaus, (comments: 0)

Version 1.12 is available, finally adding the Kern et al. (2018) jetcore detection actor to the main Met.3D version, adding a new weather radar actor that visualizes radar data from the German Weather Service, and a multitude of further improvements.

Version 1.11 released

By Marc Rautenhaus, (comments: 0)

Version 1.11 is available, adding streambarbs visualization on horizontal section, improvements to the GRIB reader, an actor to display geometry data, and a multitude of further improvements.

Met.3D on TV

By Marc Rautenhaus, (comments: 0)

I had the honour yesterday to present Met.3D to the public in the "alle wetter!" show on "Hessischer Rundfunk".

The interview is available here (around 7:10 min; the video is available until 24 October 2025).

Thank you so much to the "alle wetter!" team!