Talia Johnson Posted February 12, 2021 at 09:46 PM Posted February 12, 2021 at 09:46 PM Hi, everyone. I've flown flight simulators on and off since the days of Flight Simulator 2 on the C=64 (yes, I'm oldish?) and just getting back into it with MSFS 2020. I haven't connected to VATSIM yet to try a flight because I'm trying to make sure I have everything in good order (I might be overthinking this). One of the issues with MSFS2020 that seems to be ongoing is the real world weather. What options are people using for weather in MSFS 2020? I'm not averse to paying for a solution if it works, and does not impact performance too much. Talia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koen Meier Posted February 12, 2021 at 11:17 PM Posted February 12, 2021 at 11:17 PM Currently I think only option is the inbuilt system as MS isn’t open to 3rd parties injecting weather into the system, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talia Johnson Posted February 13, 2021 at 12:30 AM Author Posted February 13, 2021 at 12:30 AM That is... unfortunate because the inbuilt live weather is buggy AF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talia Johnson Posted February 13, 2021 at 12:41 AM Author Posted February 13, 2021 at 12:41 AM Did some more searching and found REX Weather Force 2020, it's payware, so apparently they do allow insertion, sort of? Or is there something I'm missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Shearman Jr Posted February 13, 2021 at 05:24 AM Posted February 13, 2021 at 05:24 AM I mean, if you're not averse to paying for it, there's no harm in trying it. For what it's worth, at the outset I found that MSFS2020 weather was not consistent with METAR observations but it has seemed better lately. What I've heard about REX is that it makes weather at the airport more consistent with METAR reports but doesn't do much for conditions aloft. IMHO the idea that each sim pilot's weather varies slightly from that of others around them is not a new one, so I wouldn't let it hold you up from getting on the network while continuing to research and test better solutions. Cheers, -R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talia Johnson Posted February 13, 2021 at 07:53 PM Author Posted February 13, 2021 at 07:53 PM I do have a tendency to overthink things. Plus weather that claims to be "live" and isn't irks me. I've been testing and figuring out quirks in game. I like the Beechcraft King Air for flying around, decent range, not too large, responsive, etc. Just discovering that sometimes the flight surfaces stop responding to input from autopilot and manual controls sometimes. Particularly frustrating when trying to descend for approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Jenkins Posted February 13, 2021 at 08:10 PM Posted February 13, 2021 at 08:10 PM Take a look at "unreal weather". It's a free addon that does a great job inserting accurate METAR. Only thing is it doesn't do winds aloft (at the moment). https://unrealweather.blogspot.com/ Josh Jenkins CZVR I1 controller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talia Johnson Posted February 14, 2021 at 01:19 AM Author Posted February 14, 2021 at 01:19 AM 5 hours ago, Josh Jenk said: Take a look at "unreal weather". It's a free addon that does a great job inserting accurate METAR. Only thing is it doesn't do winds aloft (at the moment). https://unrealweather.blogspot.com/ Thanks, I'll check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talia Johnson Posted February 16, 2021 at 04:37 PM Author Posted February 16, 2021 at 04:37 PM Update: Unreal Weather seems to be doing a good job of things, now the challenge is to remember to check for updates to it somewhat regularly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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