Flight Service

[Aaron Trueblood]

Can flight service give out a weather forecast for lets just say 3 days from now? If they can, how how far out can they forecast for?

 

[RyanB]

Forecasts for anything beyond 24hrs from your departure time is just an educated guess at best.
Go here and type in your zip code. You’ll get a decent outlook using this, but don’t hold your breath on it.

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapCli...118.4478&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=graphical

 

[asicer]

Can flight service give out a weather forecast for lets just say 3 days from now? If they can, how how far out can they forecast for?

I believe that would be an "outlook briefing".

However, what you get from FSS is no better than what you get from www.aviationweather.gov for a forecast 3 days into the future.

 

[Aaron Trueblood]

Alright thanks

 

[Zeldman]

I believe that would be an "outlook briefing".

Sometimes called a ''SWAG''.

 

[AggieMike88]

Also on Weather.gov, look toward the bottom of the page after searching for the city or zip code. Click the link for Forecast Discussion. That's where the human forecasters talk about what they are seeing from the trends and computer models. Often some really helpful stuff to learn why what is going to happen will happen.

 

[Eric Stoltz]

I like windy.com. I like to think the technology that is used is very accurate. That way, I can keep daydreaming about flying 10 days from now instead of having to do the work thing. (which, my job, is really rad for a flying gig)

 

[jaymark6655]

I like windy.com. I like to think the technology that is used is very accurate. That way, I can keep daydreaming about flying 10 days from now instead of having to do the work thing. (which, my job, is really rad for a flying gig)

Cool, might be my new home page at work.

 

[Clip4]

Can flight service give out a weather forecast for lets just say 3 days from now? If they can, how how far out can they forecast for?

None of the FSS weather products extend beyond 48 hours.