# Layered cloud cover not covered enough? **URL:** \ **Category:** Bugs\ **Created:** [April 30, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/layered-cloud-cover-not-covered-enough/2193 "2026-04-30T05:11:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andrelevy](https://forum.flowx.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@andrelevy](https://forum.flowx.io/u/andrelevy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/layered-cloud-cover-not-covered-enough/2193/1 "2026-04-30T05:11:32Z")
I get the impression that the (somewhat) new layered cloud cover doesn’t track as well with observation as the unlayered cloud cover does: ![Screenshot_2026-04-30-15-13-41-855_com.enzuredigital.weatherbomb-edit](https://forum.flowx.io/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c5ec1c9522ea2d0e582c6c9859e324c76bdb8c17.jpeg) I get it that these are different sources/models, but I notice that, in the layered view, even in the cloudiest of days, the cloud layers never touch each other. Would it be just a matter of scaling? @duane explained something about a bug in the unlayered view [here](https://forum.flowx.io/t/noaa-gfs-25km-cloud-cover-issue/2087/10), but I didn’t quite understand it. For comparison, here’s how Windy shows clouds: ![Screenshot_2026-04-30-15-08-45-822_com.windyty.android-edit](https://forum.flowx.io/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d144c4344342a61bdcf8f7ff0ec9415e6a0853f6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![duane](https://forum.flowx.io/user_avatar/forum.flowx.io/duane/32/11_2.png) [@duane](https://forum.flowx.io/u/duane)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/layered-cloud-cover-not-covered-enough/2193/2 "2026-04-30T18:56:53Z")
> [@andrelevy](#): > > new layered cloud cover doesn’t track as well with observation as the unlayered cloud cover does Just to be clear there are no “observations” here. These are all model predictions. So yes, we’re comparing different models which is difficult. There is a little gap between the cloud layers to provide clear distinction between layers. It also doesn’t look nice when they touch. 100% is when it touches the line above the cloud layer. It’s not a bug. ---
**Author:** ![andrelevy](https://forum.flowx.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@andrelevy](https://forum.flowx.io/u/andrelevy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/layered-cloud-cover-not-covered-enough/2193/3 "2026-04-30T20:10:07Z")
Ok. > [@duane](#): > > Just to be clear there are no “observations” here. I meant my own. ---
**Author:** ![andrelevy](https://forum.flowx.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@andrelevy](https://forum.flowx.io/u/andrelevy)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/layered-cloud-cover-not-covered-enough/2193/4 "2026-05-06T23:42:37Z")
On second thought… are these comparable? Upon first glance, it seems CMC and ECMWF are forecasting much cloudier days than the others. ![Screenshot_2026-05-07-09-39-02-520_com.enzuredigital.weatherbomb-edit](https://forum.flowx.io/uploads/default/original/2X/2/2e3af664dfbd14ea263d7ae3145eeab52f93834e.jpeg) Is there a way of matching the grey area between them for the same forecast? ![IMG_20260507_102048](https://forum.flowx.io/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d2ca1c7763518c6b7f6286bdb4a2d7a9914c8795.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BrianLY-38](https://forum.flowx.io/user_avatar/forum.flowx.io/brianly-38/32/836_2.png) [@BrianLY-38](https://forum.flowx.io/u/BrianLY-38)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/layered-cloud-cover-not-covered-enough/2193/5 "2026-05-09T00:46:07Z")
yes these are comparing each model ---
**Author:** ![duane](https://forum.flowx.io/user_avatar/forum.flowx.io/duane/32/11_2.png) [@duane](https://forum.flowx.io/u/duane)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/layered-cloud-cover-not-covered-enough/2193/6 "2026-05-13T20:14:09Z")
You are comparing total cloud and cloud layers. See: > **[Flowx Weather Graphs - Forecast Visualization & Model Comparison](https://flowx.io/help/graphs/)** > > Learn to use FlowX graphs for weather forecast analysis. Compare multiple weather models, customize scales, and interpret meteorological data effectively. Some data sources don’t have cloud layers so it falls back to total cloud. The equation used to compute total cloud is different between data source. It is important to understand this equation.