The forecasts maps can now be animated. There is a
play/
stop button on the top right of the map viewport. Press to
play, press again to
stop. Or you can use the side menu button "MAP Loop/MAP Image" identical to the satellite page.
The time increment for the playback is currently 3h. Swiping the map horizontally will
stop the playback and the time will revert automatically to your previously selected time.
The
map touch events are unchanged while playing so you can change anything on the fly: region (AUS, SEAUS, QLD, etc...), model (GFS/ACCESS) , map type (Cloud, Fog, Wind, etc...) seamlessly. If you plan to lock and overlay maps it will play the selected blend.
The frame rate will greatly depend on your graphic hardware. It was tested on various devices and proved to be very fast on any desktop PC and recent tablets or mobile phones with no issues whatsoever, reasonably fast to a little slow on much older devices. If your display is jittery on old mobile phones pressing the
map button in the menu will resync the loop in most cases.
Blended maps will be more taxing on your hardware. In any case CFN will adjust the fps automatically if your graphic hardware cannot sustain the desired frame rate.
Have fun and let us know of any issues.
The
Satellite image has also a
play/
stop button now.