Weather

 Surface wind forecast

This window can be scrolled and zoomed.  The window opens with a current view of surface wind. Click on the Play button to view forecast data in movie mode. A variety of data can be selected by clicking on the wind icon on the right hand side. You can select the forecast winds at different altitudes, and also view Rainfall Radar.  If you want even more data, click on the Windy.com icon to go to their website.

Useful links

	Met Office GA site: The official source in the UK for Synoptic charts, F214, F215, METAR’s, TAF’s and Rainfall Radar. You can also subscribe to email weather warnings for two local airfields. The GA Met Service is funded by the CAA out of fees levied on commercial aircraft. You will need a free account to use this site, which you can request here.
	Orbifly MetMap: a map-based presentation of TAF’s and METARS
	Windy.com : this app displays a static picture or animation of forecast winds, gusts, cloud base, cloud tops, precipitation (and much more) using your choice of several global forecasting models. Rainfall Radar is also available.
	Autorouter’s GRAMET tool: displays a profile of the weather (wind, cloud, temperature etc) along a chosen flight route. Primarily developed for IFR pilots but also useful for longer VFR flights.
	BBC Weather: gives an outlook for 14 days ahead.

Android app’s

There are many Android phone app’s for pilots. Many are free, some cost a few dollars. Some are very reliable and useful; others regrettably have limited value and may not always be trustworthy. Without offering any guarantee that it will suit your needs or work on your Android device, the app’s below are ones which I use regularly.

	Rainy Days One of several apps which display rainfall radar on a GoogleMap background.
	Weather & Radar UK, developed by the German company Wetteronline gmbh, is another good app. It shows cloud as well as precipitation and distinguishes (somehow) between rain and snow.
	PilotWeather  presents METAR and TAF data, in native format or decoded. It also offers NOTAM’s and can show the airport on GoogleMaps
	AeroWeather is another good App for METARs and TAFs , in native format or decoded. It also calculates density altitude and freezing level
	Windy.com Same as the PC app, but on your smart phone.
	Runway cross-wind calculator Does what it says on the tin!