We get a fair number of questions about the forecast dotted blue freezing level line you’ll find on the Route Profile or Meteogram views in WeatherSpork. When there’s only a single freezing level (more accurately, the melting level) forecast, you’ll see just a single dotted line as is depicted in the image below. This...
Author: Scott Dennstaedt
CFI and former NWS research meteorologist. Co-founder of WeatherSpork
October 2018 SporkNews
Greetings! If you are new to WeatherSpork, welcome to the family! Congratulations, you are now officially a Sporkie! This e-Newsletter will be emailed out at the beginning of each month to keep you updated on the progress of new features and content provided by WeatherSpork. We are listening and we’ve already received dozens of feature...
Release notes for WeatherSpork version 4.4.5
Provided a way for the user to resend the verification code if one was not received. Corrected an issue where both time preferences could end up being selected. Fixed a minor discrepancy between the Meteogram and Map view. Updated a few Imagery view labels that were inconsistent from a previous release. Various bug fixes...
September 2018 SporkNews
If you are new to WeatherSpork, welcome to the family! This e-Newsletter will be emailed out at the beginning of each month to keep you updated on the new features and content provided by WeatherSpork. We hope the app has made your preflight weather analysis much easier and has saved you time to find that...
Releases notes for WeatherSpork version 4.4.4
Corrected an issue where the pop-up weather information did not dismiss on iPad when the EDT Finder was changed. Fixed a caching issue that caused the Imagery date-time stamp label to be out of sync with latest imagery. Added a button to resend verification code during failed login attempt. Other bug fixes and performance...
Release notes for WeatherSpork version 4.4.3
Fixed an issue where some stations on the Map view were being treated like it only had an observation. Added a filter to the Map view layer selector to include or exclude flight category markers from the map. Changed “Save” to “Apply” when modifying the route on the Map, Route Profile and Grid views....
August 2018 SporkNews
If you are new to WeatherSpork, welcome to the family! This e-Newsletter will be emailed out at the beginning of each month to keep you updated on the new features and content provided by WeatherSpork. We hope the app has made your preflight weather analysis much easier and has saved you time to find that...
Decoding of date-time stamps, better favorite names and support of hourly grid view in WeatherSpork version 4.4.2
WeatherSpork release 4.4.2 is now available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store! Here are some of the new features and enhancements you’ll find in this release. Decoded date-time stamps within Imagery view Perhaps one of the biggest WeatherSpork customer pet peeves is learning how to decode all of the different date-time...
Easier decoding of valid times on static weather imagery
You won’t find a more comprehensive set of weather imagery anywhere online than you will find in the WeatherSpork app. But there is a slight downside to that. Each flavor of weather guidance in the app comes with a potentially unique date-time stamp shown at a different location on the chart. Moreover, at times it...
Release notes for WeatherSpork version 4.4.2
Added labels to the Imagery view to decode date-time stamps for most forecast weather guidance. Changed the names/titles of some products in the Imagery view to be less ambiguous when creating a favorite. Modified favorite titles for Meteograms to be more explicit to now say 1 day and 3 day. Made improvements to Imagery...
July 2018 SporkNews
If you are new to WeatherSpork, welcome to the family! This e-Newsletter will be sent out at the beginning of each month to keep you updated on the new features and content provided by WeatherSpork. We hope the app has made finding the most opportune time to depart a simple and easy process. The month...
Release notes for WeatherSpork version 4.4.1
Fixed an issue when the route did not match with airport selected. Added the app’s build number in About view. Added a question mark within an icon if weather is not available for a particular station. Removed NAM most unstable lifted index from Imagery view due to stale source data. Changed Imagery to use...
Using WeatherSpork to find that perfect time to depart
It’s the mid afternoon on Friday and you are planning to depart Bentonville, Arkansas (KVBT) sometime tomorrow (Saturday) headed to Panama City, Florida (KECP) to spend a week at the beach. You have the flexibility to leave anytime tomorrow, but most importantly, you want to minimize your exposure to adverse weather. Watch the 30...
Expanded airport database, METARs and more with WeatherSpork release 4.4.0
WeatherSpork release 4.4.0 is now available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store! Here are some of the new features and enhancements you’ll find in this release. Keep those referrals going! First, thanks a bunch to those Sporkies that are spreading the word about the WeatherSpork app to their fellow pilots. We’ve...
WeatherSpork’s station list has expanded plus METARs!
With the release of WeatherSpork version 4.4.0, you can enter any public-use airport as a waypoint on the route. That includes your departure and destination airports. Be sure to use the four-character ICAO identifier. For example, if you are departing out of Wilgrove Air Park in Charlotte, North Carolina (8A6), be sure to include...