Weather

Connection Mode: When the connection mode is set to “Online” the weather is streamed directly to your device. This mode is very convenient (you can look at any area and see the weather immediately), but it requires an Internet connection. If you plan to be in an area without Internet connection, you should switch the mode to “Offline” and then download a specific an area by clicking on the “Download Offline Weather” button just below.

Global Wave Model (premium weather subscription only): Selects the wave model used for weather.

Display

Wind Particles Trail: Adjusts how long the particles animation are.

Color Shading Palette: Sets the appearance of the weather color palette (when a weather parameter is displayed in color). When set to “Continuous”, the transition in between colors is “smooth” (using a perfect gradient). When set to “Low” the color palette will use discrete colors that may better highlight variation in the underlying data.

Weather Download

Download Method: Set to “By Iridium” when you have an Iridium Go device. Leave it to “Direct Download” when you want to access the Weather server using a regular Internet connection. When you enable the Iridium Go download, new settings appear to enter your Iridium Go username and password.