Preflight Weather Tools

[Jaybird180]

What are some of the popular and “comprehensive” preflight Wx tools that are available free and easy to use?

 

[Daleandee]

https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/quick-easy-aviation-weather-website-or-app.127808/

 

[wilkersk]

I look at these 48hrs out

1. https://forecast.weather.gov/produc...f&issuedby=LWX&product=AFD&site=NWS&version=1
2. https://www.windy.com/?37.768,-77.099,5

Then, I use Foreflight and the FAA's Special Use Airspace graphic for my preflight weather brief.

3. https://sua.faa.gov/sua/siteFrame.app

 

[RyanB]

https://aviationweather.gov/

 

[AggieMike88]

Leidos has provided us a decent mobile interface for getting an online briefing from 800WXBRIEF via our smart phones.

if you haven’t already done it, create an account and provide info about yourself and your aircraft. From there, you can obtain briefings for both area and route of flight. Worth a look IMO

 

[wilkersk]

https://medium.com/faa/use-of-weather-information-a16cc1d4c003

 

[DoubleD]

FltPlan.com does it for me. None of the services integrate skewT/logP, which is a shame.

 

[WannFly]

not free but i use https://weatherspork.com/ - gets me all the data in the world. Windy.com is another great source

 

[AggieMike88]

None of the services integrate skewT/logP, which is a shame

There is one app that does. https://weatherspork.com/

 

[Drecula]

I use “Windy” mobile application and most of the essential data can be obtained for free through this application. And also it’s very accurate.