UAV FORECAST alternative ?

[AMT325]

This appears to be now limited to 3 hrs data without subscription

I thought the app had a glitch. ****, I loved that app.

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

Old thread but I wasn’t even aware of the 3hr limit now.
Hardly use it relying more on site conditions telltales / telemetry (attitude gauge) info.

A really good weather tool is Ventusky.
Free web based or very low cost app.
I just use the web version for planning more than a day out for all sorts of weather data, wind direction, speed, gusts, various altitudes, also rain, snow etc, temps, also showing for various altitudes.

 

[MA2 317]

WINDY.COM has an app too.

Windy.com - Weather Forecast - Apps on Google Play

Weather radar, satellite, wind, waves, ocean and hurricane forecasts.

play.google.com

‎Windy.com - Weather & Radar

‎A UNIQUE WEATHER FORECAST VISUALISATION While most weather forecasting apps rely only on free global models, Windy has gone a few steps further and invested heavily in the most accurate models available, always at the highest possible resolution, to ensure accurate weather forecasts...

apps.apple.com

Looks like it has 5 days of forecasting available before you have to go premium.

I like the soothing graphics of the wind flow on the map.

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[MAvic_South_Oz]

Looks like it has 5 days of forecasting available before you have to go premium.

Could be the same with Ventusky at some time limit, haven’t checked.
But I guess apps often do this, get a good system out in the world for free, at some point monetise it.
If useful a one of payment most don’t mind, subscription type offers aren’t so good sometimes, hard to cancel, charges automatically keep coming etc.

 

[Rchawks]

2 days ago my UAV app started messing up and only shows a 3 hr window now instead of 24. Anyone else having this issue?

 

[MA2 317]

2 days ago my UAV app started messing up and only shows a 3 hr window now instead of 24. Anyone else having this issue?

Yep.

That's what Hiwayman noticed a few posts back.

My UAV app is the same. Three hour window.

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[Rchawks]

Well that sucks. Time to use something else. I do have windy, always just used UAV till now.

 

[karlblessing]

This appears to be now limited to 3 hrs data without subscription

Wow they really did... I was already on the hobbyist, and I imagined being able to see 24 hours in advance was good for most people.

But sheesh that's excessive when you can get much more from your basic weather app within that time frame.

 

[Hiwayman]

Wow they really did... I was already on the hobbyist, and I imagined being able to see 24 hours in advance was good for most people.

But sheesh that's excessive when you can get much more from your basic weather app within that time frame.

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Looking at alternatives now

 

[karlblessing]

Looking at alternatives now

Seems they changed the way they have wind for free too.

 

[DoomMeister]

It isn’t a bad idea to learn to read METAR and TAF reports. If you ever think you might want to test for your part 107 you will need to be able to read them.

A great suggestion! An app that will help you learn to read them is Windy from windy.com. There is a switch for METAR’s to read them in Raw format or plain language.

‎Windy.com - Weather & Radar

‎A UNIQUE WEATHER FORECAST VISUALISATION While most weather forecasting apps rely only on free global models, Windy has gone a few steps further and invested heavily in the most accurate models available, always at the highest possible resolution, to ensure accurate weather forecasts...

apps.apple.com

windy.com official app - Android Apps on Google Play

Enjoy millions of the latest Android apps, games, music, movies, TV, books, magazines & more. Anytime, anywhere, across your devices.

play.google.com

 

[Bob in Savannah]

Yep. Same here. Im uninstalling UAV Forecast now and using Windy.
This new app is free and is 10x more detailed! Theres all kinds of info and the reviews are all great! Ha! No comparison.

 

[Ms Ivy]

FAA Aloft Air control app is free, it just requires a free FAA account . the app has all the same weather forecast funtions as UAV forcast and you can use it to make flight plans with LAANC. Just ditch the greedy UAV Foreskins app.

 

[Rchawks]