These release notes apply to the Photo Ephemeris Web beta site only. (See here for the production version release notes.)

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3.0.10 Jul 8 2022 - SKYFIRE BETA

• NEW: Skyfire and Skyfire Plus are now available in Photo Ephemeris Web. 3.0 is an initial public beta release. Please review these notes carefully before use.
• You can enable Skyfire forecasts in the Default maps using the new Skyfire map layer control towards the top left of the map.
• Tutorial here: Using Photo Ephemeris Web, Part 11: Skyfire (BETA)
• Read about subscription options here: Skyfire Subscription Options
• If you already have a Skyfire subscription, you will be able to sign in using your normal account to access Skyfire features in Photo Ephemeris Web.
• You may subscribe to Skyfire/Skyfire Plus within the web app or upgrade your existing Pro subscription. See the Subscribe page for details. Free trials and introductory pricing are available.
• Non-subscribers can view a coverage map and a sample forecast
• Current PRO subscribers may redeem a free 7 day trial of Skyfire Plus from the subscribe page. This trial expires after 7 days. If you would like to continue to access Skyfire after that, please choose 'Manage Subscription', then 'Change Plan' to switch to a combined PRO & Skyfire Plus subscriptionSkyfire forecasts are not currently available when using Google Maps
• In the Locations page, you may mark a saved location as a favorite by clicking the star icon (see 2.10.1 release notes below for details). You can view Skyfire forecasts for favorite locations by selecting a forecast type and then sunrise or sunset from the controls at the top of the Locations page.
• For North America, we have four new forecast maps available: 1) HRRR (High Resolution Rapid Refresh), 2) North America Mesoscale (NAM), 3) National Blend of Models (NBM) and 4) Skyfire Ensemble Confidence. Each is available for today and tomorrow only for Skyfire Plus subscribers. The first three are individual weather models that Skyfire uses to create the Skyfire Ensemble forecast (the default model available with a basic Skyfire subscription). The Ensemble Confidence map shows the level of agreement between the three constituent forecasts: where they all agree, confidence is high (white); where they disagree, confidence is lower (dark grey)
• We will be adding links to view forecast metadata later (i.e. time since last update, etc.)
• We do not yet have translations for the new Skyfire features (and related changes to the subscription pages) - they will be coming soon.
• Please expect further changes and refinements to the new Skyfire functionality over the next few weeks. And please send us your feedback!
• NEW: the app will automatically locate to your approximate location, as detected from your IP address, (unless (i) you open the app from a link with a specific location included; (ii) you have a default location set; or (iii) you have a location stored in your browser from a previous session)
• FIX: address search results no longer sometimes display coordinates 0.0, 0.0