Weather forecast apps/sites?
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Weather forecast apps/sites?
Starting my training soon and I was wondering what weather forecast apps (Android) or websites you guys would recommend? I'd like to be able to schedule my training days with some semblance of certainty! Thanks!
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“AeroWeather Lite” is good once you get your head around METARS and TAFs but my favourite is “Windy” website and App is fantastic at giving a visualisation of the weather with loads of options of layers to play with
SkyVector is great. Make sure you have "Text WEATHER (METAR/TAF)" Ticked in the drop down menu ,and just read them off for your route.
https://skyvector.com
For longer range forecasting I find XCWeather.co.k to be pretty reliable as it pools forecasts from many sources and kind of does an averaging game. I use it for sailing and flying as 'go to' for what to expect.
https://www.xcweather.co.uk/GB/observations
https://skyvector.com
For longer range forecasting I find XCWeather.co.k to be pretty reliable as it pools forecasts from many sources and kind of does an averaging game. I use it for sailing and flying as 'go to' for what to expect.
https://www.xcweather.co.uk/GB/observations
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UK Metoffice has an excellent aviation weather section, free to register and use:
https://register.metoffice.gov.uk/Wa...eneralaviation
https://register.metoffice.gov.uk/Wa...eneralaviation
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Three replies and five recommendations! Thanks guys! I'm sure to be confused about these initially but I hope they will make sense soon and give me a somewhat reliable way of getting to fly!
Any other recommendations? Or a vote for any of the above?
Any other recommendations? Or a vote for any of the above?
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For the UK, the MetOffice is the official source of weather information for aviation and it would be good to familiarise yourself with coded TAFs and METARs as well as lapforms 214/215 for significant weather and spot winds that you'll use for flight planning. Windy, Skyvector etc. are great for the big picture as well as good for 'real-time' forecasting (i.e. you can see where the rain has passed). If training in the UK, MetOffice weather is what you should expect to find on the walls of the planning facility.
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I think I should clarify that I'm not exactly looking for sources to be used for flight planning for the day of the flight, though that would definitely be appreciated. I'm looking for a more long-term forecast, ie a week or two ahead, maybe even more, so that I can plan which days gives me the best chances of being able to fly.
I think I should clarify that I'm not exactly looking for sources to be used for flight planning for the day of the flight, though that would definitely be appreciated. I'm looking for a more long-term forecast, ie a week or two ahead, maybe even more, so that I can plan which days gives me the best chances of being able to fly.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/...range-forecast