WEATHER FORCE IS THE NEW METAR-BASED DYNAMIC REAL-TIME WEATHER ENGINE FOR MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2020
By utilizing inter-process communication with the simulator via fine granular control, you will experience automated, dynamic, and smooth weather transitions from real-world reporting metar stations.
Weather Force also includes a wide range of proprietary dynamic, changing (non-static) weather scenarios. These scenarios are unlike the static weather presets that ship with Microsoft Flight Simulator.
WITH REAL-TIME METAR DATA AS THE FOUNDATION, THE WEATHER FORCE WEATHER ENGINE PROVIDES A MORE REALISTIC WEATHER EXPERIENCE.
- The metar data is updated 6x an hour and downloaded directly from NOAA and can provide accurate results within a 1/8th mile of a given point.
- Weather Force utilizes uniquely built algorithms to combine both metar and model data to cover sparse areas such as deserts and oceans.
- The GFS (Global Forecast System) Model data is downloaded twice daily from NCEP and provides key atmospheric conditions to give a snapshot of temperature and winds aloft.
REMARKABLY UNIQUEWeather Force reads remarks provided with live metar reports to determine if storms are near the aerodrome. Thus, even if the automated metar may indicate clear conditions, if remarks indicate storms nearby, storms will be generated near the reporting station as in real life.
POWERFUL WEATHER SEARCHIf you are looking to fly at a particular location or in certain weather conditions, Weather Force includes a handy weather search feature that allows you to search by airport or by weather criteria.
Dynamic Changing Weather Scenarios (DCWS)To add even more interest, Weather Force comes with dynamic changing weather scenarios (DCWS). These weather scenarios are dynamic, unlike the static default presets in Microsoft Flight Simulator. These Weather Force weather scenarios dynamically change over time and provide various elements of changing weather over the course of your flight. Examples provided below of included scenarios:
- Fair weather
- Approaching cold front
- Approaching warm front
- Hot and humid summer
- Lake effect snows
- Winter storm
- Crisp winter
- Breezy
- Spring showers
Because DCWS are centralized on the REX servers, REX can periodically add new and exciting scenarios, which will be automatically added to your application without the need to update Weather Force.
Tracking The WeatherIn Weather Force you have the ability to easily track your 10 favorite airports, therefore, clearly identifying what the detailed weather is like at each. If you require a more detailed report, simply click on the ICAO and receive in-depth data about the airport weather conditions.
BEHIND THE SCENES
The GoalWith Microsoft Flight Simulator, we have been provided a powerful weather system as a start. The goal is to provide an even more robust weather environment. The REX developers have worked diligently to render the weather as it should be, yet stay true to the validity of real-world metar data.
Smoothing MechanismIn addition, the REX developers have carefully added a smoothing mechanism to the engine to gradually smooth and transition the weather over time between updates. Of course, you have complete control over the weather update factors as well as transition speed.
Continued and Consistent DevelopmentThe REX developers are dedicated to continuously develop and update Weather Force as new API¡¯s become available from Asobo and Microsoft, thus they have developed an implementary system to deliver program updates quickly and easily to you.
The following is a list of updates coming soon after initial release:
HISTORIC/ARCHIVEDSupport for historic/archive weather data
SHARE PRESETSSupport for personal and community weather presets
MAPPING & MOREFull featured flight center and mapping system
Requirements
- Flight Simulator: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 version
- Windows Operating System: Windows 10
- RAM Memory: 16 GB or higher
- Hard Drive Space: 10 GB
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 770 | AMD Radeon RX 570
- Internet Connection: Required for installation, registration, and operation
Technical Update 1.1 Changelog:
- FIXED – Extreme cold temperatures aloft.
- FIXED – Temperatures to match data from data models.
- FIXED – .net error 0xC000014B by updating to latest build of SimConnect.
- FIXED – Range of weather search for live weather search and injection.
- FIXED – Some favorite airports not being created due to improper characters.
- FIXED – Registration errors to confirm data is valid.
- FIXED – Clicking favorite airports causing weather reports during Weather Synthesis.
- FIXED – Favorite airports loading store airports on server.
- FIXED – Favorite airports refresh every 30 minutes.
- ADDED – ICAO weather search show ICAO on top of rest of data surrounding the ICAO.
- ADDED – Persistent weather data injection to help reduce frame rate hits during injection.
- CHANGED – Weather presentation to show wind direction in degrees.
- CHANGED – Dynamic Changing Weather Scenarios to Dynamic Weather Presets to make more sense.
- CHANGED – Security protocol within the application.
- REMOVED - Temperature, pressure, and wind controls from main injection so they will read as aircraft is in flight.
- SUPPORT - Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.10.7.0
Technical Update 1.2 Changelog:
- FIXED – Multiple cloud layer decks now rendering properly.
- FIXED – Registration process, to avoid having to re-enter registration criteria.
- FIXED – Tightened weather synthesis grid to locate closer airports.
- FIXED – Reduced thickness of low level overcast cloud layers.
- FIXED – Increased font of METAR and TAF reports on main interface.
- IMPROVED – Fog rendering when no clouds are reported on the METAR.
- ADDED – Support for Pilot2ATC.
- ADDED – Option to disabled Aerosol synthesis during weather injections.
- ADDED – 4 additional Dynamic Weather Presets: Blizzard, Thunderstorm, Rainy Day and Bob Ross Happy Clouds.
Technical Update 1.2.1 Changelog:
- FIXED - Compatibility with issue with Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.12.13.0
Technical Update 1.3 Changelog:
- FIXED – Pressure, wind, and temperature measurements related to aircraft position in atmosphere.
- FIXED – Improved grids for selecting airport data during weather injection.
- FIXED – Registration process with missing profile data.
- FIXED – Bug of missing data with function during static weather read.
- FIXED – Checkerboard cloud patterns and transitions between cloud layers.
- FIXED – User profile not loading during second load after initial registration.
- FIXED – Temperature and dew point being same value on main weather interface.
- FIXED – Ability to add a favorite airport.
- FIXED – Selectable area of Favorite Airport banners.
- FIXED – Upper-level winds and temperatures not changing when clicking a favorite airport.
- FIXED – Cloud coverage.
- FIXED – Pressure value being cut off from main interface.
- FIXED – Optimized code to search for favorite airport on server end.
- FIXED – Optimized code in pulling data for weather injection.
- FIXED – Improper handling of Last Update date and time on main window.
- FIXED – Issue with lightning to continue to show even when storms were not reported in the metar or remarks.
- FIXED – Aircraft and weather point location accuracy points.
- FIXED – Live Weather airport weather display accuracy.
- FIXED – Extreme cold temperatures aloft.
- FIXED – Temperatures to match data from data models.
- FIXED – .net error 0xC000014B by updating to latest build of SimConnect.
- FIXED – Range of weather search for live weather search and injection.
- FIXED – Some favorite airports not being created due to improper characters.
- FIXED – Registration errors to confirm data is valid.
- FIXED – Clicking favorite airports causing weather reports during Weather Synthesis.
- FIXED – Favorite airports loading store airports on server.
- FIXED – Favorite airports refresh every 30 minutes.
- ADDED – Decoupled winds and temperatures from many injections.
- ADDED – Code to prevent a user from switching from Live to DCWS weather during open Weather Synthesis.
- ADDED – Sections on application to help inform the user which weather mode they are in.
- ADDED – Delete All Airports button to allow user to clear all favorite airports on client and server.
- ADDED – Response of “No records found” when searching for an airport or specific weather condition.
- ADDED – ICAO weather search show ICAO on top of rest of data surrounding the ICAO.
- ADDED – Persistent weather data injection to help reduce frame rate hits during injection.
- IMPROVED – Frame rates during transitions.
- IMPROVED – Weather search window data elements.
- IMPROVED – Rendering of storm and general cloud structures.
- CHANGED – Weather presentation to show wind direction in degrees.
- CHANGED – Dynamic Changing Weather Scenarios to Dynamic Weather Presets to make more sense.
- CHANGED – Security protocol within the application.
- REMOVED - Temperature, pressure, and wind controls from main injection so they will read as aircraft is in flight.
- SUPPORT - Microsoft Flight Simulator latest version.
Technical Update 1.4.0 Changelog:
- FIXED – Compatibility with latest version of Microsoft’s Flight Simulator (1.13.16)
- FIXED – Weather injection with metar reporting precipitation, but no clouds
Technical Update 1.5 Changelog:
- ADDED – Compatibility with the latest version of Microsoft’s Flight Simulator (1.18.14.0).
- FIXED – Pressure interpretation.
- FIXED – Winds and temperature aloft rendering in upper levels.
- FIXED – Pressure where data is missing in the weather data.
- FIXED – Incorrect pressure rendering on the main interface.
- FIXED – Ground snow not properly clearing over time.
- FIXED – Overcast clouds not properly clearing over time.
- FIXED – Low-level clouds not rendering bases correctly.
- FIXED – Weather computations that were causing weather to sometimes not inject during flight.
Technical Update 1.6 Changelog:
- FIXED – Rendering of upper-level winds and temperatures at all levels.
- FIXED – Improved closest weather update rendering algorithm.
- FIXED – Saving Aerosol settings option.
- FIXED – Improved weather search rendering algorithm.
- FIXED – Improved weather engine cloud layer rendering.
- IMPROVED - General overall performance and rendering.
Technical Update 1.7 Changelog:
- FIXED – Compatibility with the latest version of Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 1.20.6.0
- IMPROVED – General overall weather injection performance
Technical Update 2.0 Changelog:
- FIXED – Compatibility with the latest version of Microsoft's Flight Simulator 1.21.13.0
- IMPROVED - Frame performance
- IMPROVED - Cloud rendering with multiple layers
- IMPROVED - Storm effect rendering
Technical Update 2.1 Changelog:
- FIXED – Winds and temperatures aloft rendering
- FIXED – Cloud layer rendering
- FIXED – Rapid pressure changes at higher altitudes
- IMPROVED – Frame performance
Technical Update 2.2 Changelog:
- FIXED – Compatibility with the latest version of Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 1.21.18.0
- FIXED – Missing weather data when notes field is null
- FIXED – Inaccurate wind and temperature rendering at the surface and aloft.
- FIXED – Rapid pressure changes at higher altitudes
- FIXED – Weather search for airports with specific wind speeds or visibility readings
- FIXED – Aerosol rendering even when disabled
- IMPROVED – Snow rendering formula
- IMPROVED – Frame performance
Technical Update 2.2.1 Changelog
- FIXED – Compatibility with the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator (1.23.12.0)
- FIXED – DPI scaling when value is greater than 100%
- FIXED – Excessive lightning rendering during storms
- FIXED – Misspelling of DWP Rainy Day preset description
Technical Update 3.0 Changelog Critical Update
- FIXED - Compatible with the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator (1.25.7.0)
- FIXED – Immediate snow fading.
- FIXED – Snow reduction process and moved independent process.
- FIXED – Inaccurate temperatures and winds aloft.
- FIXED – Precipitation not rendering within the flight simulator.
- FIXED – Clouds not disappearing over time.
- FIXED – Rapid pressure changes at surface and aloft.
- IMPROVED – Favorite airport data updates.
- IMPROVED – Cloud frame rate hit by adding additional performance option
- UPGRADED – Data transfer code from Webservices to Web API.
Technical Update 4.0 Critical Update
- FIXED – Anomalies in cloud rendering algorithms.
- IMPROVED – Temperature rendering at surface and aloft.
- IMPROVED – Pressure/Altimeter rendering at surface and aloft.
- IMPROVED – Wind rendering at surface and aloft.
- IMPROVED – Frame rate performance and experience via performance option
Technical Update 5.0 Critical UpdateFIX LIST:
- FIXED – Compatibility with latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator (1.29.28.0)
- FIXED – Temperature rendering within aircraft
- FIXED – Pressure rendering within aircraft
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