crum 0 #1 May 18, 2008 I used to use the Skydivingweather.com site but it seems to have been down for quite awhile.... the NOAA site has a winds aloft forecast but not as user friendly as the Skydiving site was for us idiots. Anyone have a site that is comparable.... I did a forums search and the NOAA site came up repeatedly. Or can anyone offer a translation of the numbers in the table.... I know it is some form of wind speed vs. heading and the temperature in that mix of numbers.... any help would be much appreciated... ******Today is one day too late.******** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #2 May 18, 2008 this one's pretty good http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/Winds/Aloft.cgi?location=SYR&Submit=Get+Forecast&hour=12&course=azimuth of course it's bookmarked to Syracuse there but you can back out of itPete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crum 0 #3 May 18, 2008 Thanks much!!! just what I was looking for !!! -Bill ******Today is one day too late.******** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #4 May 18, 2008 I use the same one. The aviation forecast provides all kinds of useful information and is quite accurate from my experience. The winds aloft come from sites that are few and far between, but they are good as well. TonyT turnde me on to that site and I use it religiously.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilot-one 0 #5 May 19, 2008 QuoteThanks much!!! just what I was looking for !!! -Bill I use the site as well however you have to be careful how you read the informtion. Pilots and aviation in gerneral refer to the direction the winds are coming from. As an example the wind at 270 is moving from west to east. It's direction is not 270. I've noticed on the US Airnet site it is possible to have this displayed backwards. (possibly as a user preference). The raw data is very easy to read once you figure out how it is written. That's the best and it too is available on usairnet.com. wunderground.com has a lot of good information also and additionally has a very comprehensive and powerful weather history database. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peek 20 #6 May 19, 2008 QuoteI used to use the Skydivingweather.com site but it seems to have been down for quite awhile.... the NOAA site has a winds aloft forecast but not as user friendly as the Skydiving site was for us idiots. Anyone have a site that is comparable.... I did a forums search and the NOAA site came up repeatedly. Or can anyone offer a translation of the numbers in the table.... I know it is some form of wind speed vs. heading and the temperature in that mix of numbers.... any help would be much appreciated... Here is one I did: http://www.pcprg.com/cgi-bin/windsaloft.cgi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydived19006 4 #7 May 19, 2008 Quote Here is one I did: http://www.pcprg.com/cgi-bin/windsaloft.cgi Gary, very cool. Short and sweet, it'll even print easily, then just pin up at the DZ. I generally use usairnet.com as well, it has all the information we need, and with the "current weather". You do need to know how to read the encoded data to get current cloud heights, etc.Experience is what you get when you thought you were going to get something else. AC DZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
