WX Briefing PRO
Per-flight weather briefing with map overlays, vertical turbulence profile, and route warnings. Access it from a flight detail view by tapping the WX Briefing button.
METAR & TAF#
- METAR for departure and arrival airports with decoded fields, flight category (VFR / MVFR / IFR / LIFR), and color coding.
- TAF for departure and arrival airports with period highlighting:
- Active period (blue) – the forecast group valid at flight time.
- Supplemental (orange) – TEMPO / PROB groups that overlap.
- Dimmed – expired or irrelevant periods.
- The active period is highlighted only when your flight time falls inside the TAF validity.
- Degrading elements (low ceiling, poor visibility, significant weather) are underlined, in the raw and decoded TAF.
NOTAMs#
- NOTAMs of the departure and arrival airports and of the airports along the route: FAA full text, else your OFP NOTAM pack.
- Each NOTAM shows its schedule (item D).
- Tap a NOTAM for its activity timeline: OUT / IN (or the ETA for an airport along the route) ±3 h, with the active periods as bars. SCHED marks a NOTAM with a schedule, SCHED ? one whose schedule could not be read.
- NOTAMs not active in that window are greyed and listed last.
Placards#
Weather placards summarize key conditions along the route: turbulence forecasts, icing, convection, volcanic ash, and other hazards extracted from the briefing data.
Horizontal Map#
An interactive map displays weather overlays along the flight route:
| Layer | Toggle Button | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorms | CB | Red circles sized by risk level, filtered by flight level |
| Turbulence | TURB | Green circles sized by intensity, filtered by flight level |
| Jetstream | JET | Blue arrows showing wind direction and speed (≥ 135 kt), color-coded from light blue (130 kt) to dark blue (200 kt) |
| SIGMETs | SIG | Colored polygons (dashed outline) for active SIGMETs: ICE (cyan), TURB (green), CONV/TS (red), VA (amber), MTW (brown) |
Flight Level Selector#
Buttons from FL240 to FL440 filter all overlays by altitude. Only weather data overlapping the selected flight level is shown.
Vertical Turbulence Profile#
A canvas-based cross-section of the route showing:
- Thunderstorm columns – red/amber vertical bars where CB activity is forecast.
- Turbulence cells – green rectangles at the altitude and position of forecast turbulence.
- SIGMET bands – colored horizontal bands where SIGMETs intersect the route, labeled by hazard type (ICE, TURB, etc.).
- Tropopause line – smooth blue curve showing the tropopause altitude along the route.
- Cruise FL line – orange dashed line showing the planned flight level profile (step climbs included).
- Flight level grid – horizontal reference lines at standard flight levels.
Moonlight Along Route#
The briefing includes moonrise and moonset times along the route, with the route colored to indicate:
- Moonlit segments – portions of the route where the moon is above the horizon
- Dark night segments – portions with no moonlight
This helps assess visibility conditions for night flights.
CB Avoidance Assessment#
An automated assessment evaluates the feasibility of CB (cumulonimbus) avoidance along the route, factoring in thunderstorm positions relative to the flight path and available lateral margins.
Route Summary#
The summary card analyzes the flight profile against all weather data:
- Warnings – generated when the cruise flight level intersects turbulence zones, CB areas, or SIGMET regions.
- Each warning includes the hazard type, severity, and affected altitude range.
- If no hazards intersect the flight profile: "No warning conditions".
Data Sources#
Weather data is sourced from official aviation weather services and updated in real time.