Hello and welcome to WeatherSpork! March 1, 2018 was the public debut of WeatherSpork, your best online source for aviation weather and education. At WeatherSpork, we couldn’t be more pleased at the response we’ve gotten thus far. Over the last month we’ve received a ton of very positive feedback you can read here. A big thanks...
Month: March 2018
Weather weirdness explained
As you might imagine, I get a lot of questions from pilots about weirdness in the weather. They see something that doesn’t look quite right or doesn’t make logical sense and want to know more. With a little forensic weather sleuthing, I can usually explain what’s going on. Here’s one such request for more...
Recorded webinar – Tips on how to use WeatherSpork
Below is a video recording of a webinar held on March 27, 2018 discussing tips on how to use the WeatherSpork app. “Most pilots are weatherwise, but some are otherwise.” Scott Dennstaedt Weather Systems Engineer Co-founder, WeatherSpork...
Release notes for v4.2.11
Missing forecast information no longer causes gray ETD slider. G-AIRMETs no longer duplicated halfway between valid times. 7-day forecast now shared airport selection with Airport view. Minor bug fixes....
Release notes for v4.2.10
Minor bug fixes and usability enhancements....
Release notes for v4.2.9
Tooltips on the Map and Grid views now show forecast valid times. New National Forecast Chart in Imagery view. Minor bug fixes....
National Forecast Chart now part of the WeatherSpork imagery
In WeatherSpork version 4.2.9 we recently added new forecast guidance to the Imagery view. The new National Forecast Chart is issued by the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) and provides an overview of expected weather for up to the next three days, with emphasis on certain hazardous and significant weather. This guidance summarizes forecasts from the Storm Prediction...
Release notes for v4.2.8
Fixed a bug where SIGMETs were not being filtered correctly in Route Profile and Meteogram views. Fixed a bug where incorrect destination airport sometimes appeared in Route Profile, Meteogram, and Map views. Additional minor bug fixes and usability improvements....
Release notes for v4.2.7
Minor bug fixes and usability enhancements....
About “time” in WeatherSpork
It’s essential to know the valid time of any weather guidance you may use. There are two choices in WeatherSpork for time, namely, device time (local time) and Zulu (GMT). In WeatherSpork you will find times listed in many locations. You have the option of displaying local or Zulu time. You can make that...
Syncing the ETD Finder in WeatherSpork
Based on some of the great feedback we have received, WeatherSpork version 4.2.5 will now sync up with the three “ETD Finders.” These show the results of the patent pending “Wheels Up Departure Advisor and appear in the Route, Map and Grid views at the bottom center of the display. Simply tap or click...
Release notes for v4.2.5
ETD slider is now synchronized across all views in the app, and supports 30 minute increments. Fixed a bug where midpoints were being ignored when rendering terrain in Route Profile view. Additional minor bug fixes and usability improvements....
WeatherSpork’s simple design
WeatherSpork has a very elegant and simple design that is mission-oriented. Even for the most technically-challenged pilot it will only take you a few minutes to harness its true power. Furthermore, it’s designed to be nearly identical across platforms with very few exceptions. So once you learn how to use the app on one platform, you...
Model imagery has been restored to WeatherSpork
We are please to tell you that the GFS, NAM and RAP imagery has been restored in WeatherSpork for now. We will continue to monitor the data for any outages and let you know accordingly. If you see any missing data, please don’t hesitate to inform us by sending an email to [email protected] Thanks for...
Data outage in WeatherSpork
Currently there is a data outage in the weather imagery within WeatherSpork. This has affected the GFS, NAM and RAP models. For now we have removed the stale imagery from WeatherSpork. We are working to correct this issue. We hope to have a solution in the next few days. For now, if you would...