Aviation Weather



This site contains links to various geographic weather areas with detail down to the state as well as a link where, if you know the airport or observing station identifier, you'll be able to get the latest hourly observations. In addition, there are links to pages reguarding severe weather and how that affects airline safety. Please note that the purpose of this page is NOT to replace a full pre-flight weather briefing. It is intended, rather, to assist pilots in planning possible routes and times of departure based on various weather observations and to show pilots what possible obstacles there are to their intended flight routes and maybe save them an unnecessary trip to the airport. The authors encourage you to obtain a full weather briefing for your entire flight route once you arive at the airport. Enjoy and fly safely!



Current Weather Map


(Courtesy of the Perdue Weather Processor)



To view a close up of the area you are interested in flying in, click on that area on the map below. From there, you will get a close up view of that area and after clicking on a state, you will have the option of obtaining satellite and NEXRAD radar images for various areas of the state. Also, if you are interested in viewing the latest hourly observations for a measuring station and know the identifier for that station, click here for a METAR (French acronym which roughly translates as Aviation Routine Weather Report) coded report. If you do not know the code or would like a report other than a METAR report, click here. Also available are AIRMETS (AIRman's METerological invormation), Domestic SIGMETS (SIGnificant METerological information) and Convective SIGMETS. Several other aviation weather related topics are available here. (Note: Any of the above links will transfer you to a different site. To return here, you'll have to use the back button of your browser.)





The following are some specific weather hazards of interest to pilots, their causes and what can/is being done about them. (click on the one of interest to find out more)

Windsheer
Thunderstorms
Fronts
Fog
Cloud types
Icing

(note: marks pages done by Chip and marks pages done by Travis.)


Thank you for taking the time to view our project. We hope this has been an informative and useful site for you, whether you're an experienced pilot, just learning, or even just interested in weather or flying. If we can do anything that would be of use to you or if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to address them to either Travis Brabec or Chip Edwards. Thanks!




Return to the GE406 class homepage

The authors:

Chip Edwards
Travis Brabec

You are visitor number to this web site since April 13, 1998.