Area WX

The Area WX App displays weather for all stations within a given radius of an airport.

 

How to use:

1. Get a quick read on the weather in the area with the map.

2. Switch to the details with the station list.

3. Then drill down to the raw METAR and TAF.

Simple. Exactly the weather you need quickly at your fingertips.

For detailed information about the App, please look at the iPad PDF help file HERE.

Click HERE to see Area WX in the App Store

Options can be customized to display

  • Temperature as  Celsius or Fahrenheit
  • Distance as Feet or Meters
  • Wind speed as Knots or MPS (Meters per Second)
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  • Color-coded map overlay shows instantly the conditions in a selected area
  • Details displayed in a table sorted by the distance from the base station for easy reference
  • The worldwide airport database includes data for over 4,000 airports.
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    PLEASE NOTE: The source of the METARs used in this App is NOAA’s National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. It can be found here:

    http://aviationweather.gov/adds/metars/

     

    If the METAR station can not be found with this site, it will not be in the App.

     

    The database used in the App contains over 4,000 airports. If you would like to review the list of airports in the database you can see them in either an Excel spreadsheet or in a simple tab separated text file. If the METAR station can not be found on this list, it will not be in the App.

    The files are here:

    http://www.edgemontaviation.com/cfitools/AreaWxAirports.xls

    http://www.edgemontaviation.com/cfitools/AreaWxAirports.txt

    Shenandoah Valley Autumn 2009

    Near Linden, VA

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