Layers that support animation are now animated through a new widget - the Timeline. The timeline can be activated by either clicking the clock in the layer group:

This changes the Active Layers widget to look slightly differently:

As well as a new widget showing on the bottom of the map screen:

This is a new view that is now the only way to interact with the forecast steps of layers with multiple time dimensions (forecast time and forecast step).

Layers are grouped in their respective time step, be it hourly, monthly, etc. Layers without an additonal time step are always in the "No animation" group.

Only one time step can be controlled at a time.

Layers supporting animation:

• Hydrological
  • Seasonal Outlook
  • Seasonal Outlook - Basins
  • Sub-seasonal Outlook
  • Sub-seasonal Outlook - Basins
• Flash Flood
  • Radar-based River Flash Flood Impact
  • Radar-based Intense Precipitation Hazard
  • Radar-based Urban Flash Flood Hazard
• Meteorological
  • Animation Precip. ECMWF
  • Animation Precip. DWD
  • Animation Precip. COSMO
  • Animation Precip. AIFS

Timeline widget

Once the Timeline view is enabled and the Timeline widget is visible, the usual forecast time selector is hidden, in favour of the one of the Timeline widget. This forecast time selector may step differently depending on what time step group is selected.