When is the weather too bad to fly?

[PalmettoAerial]

just curious when/what weather other drone owners deem too bad for flight.

Obviously rain is a no go, but what about fog/ "extreme" wind / how cold is too cold.

Living in the south with the excessive summer humidity prompted the question. There are days when the rain has come & gone but it still feels like a sauna outside ...

Also - same question for the cold. If I take the drone out west and get footage of the Rockies when is my cutoff in terms of temp and weather conditions?

 

[FlyGuy8675309]

I'm in Florida as well, so I've looked into this.

I usually won't a lot if it's over 90* - maybe just a 5 minute test or something. So this time of year, my serious flying is morning or evening. (I know people fly in the high 90's all the time, I just think the heat isn't good for the system and causes a lot of stress.)

Extreme cold will shorten your battery by 25-35 percent (at least), but other than that it's OK (just make sure you let your AC warm up a little like you do your car).

Wind is something you need to use common sense with, esp. if you are flying back home against the wind with a low battery! Be smart.

MicroDrone makes a bird that can fly in heavy wind, rain. and heat. Of course it costs 5 figures... :-(

 

[Stride8]

Yo should download UAV Forcast, its a good resource to use when trying to figure out what weather is good to fly in. It also has NFZ info

 

[PalmettoAerial]

Thank you

 

[Stride8]

Thank you

NP..hope it works out for you