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Welcome to our Support Center. Answers to many of your questions can be found in our helpful guides, videos, and searchable database of questions and answers.

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  3. General Weather Questions

General Weather Questions

  • What is the source of the 10-Day, hourly forecast?
  • What wind information is available with ForeFlight Mobile?
  • Where can I find turbulence shear values?
  • Why is my density altitude calculation different from ForeFlight's?
  • How do I understand the issuance and valid times for Graphical AIRMETs (G-AIRMETs)?
  • Why can't I see AIRMET/SIGMET/CWAs on the map for Alaska?
  • Why do some precipitation forecasts on prog charts have shapes that stop at state lines?
  • What do the sky coverage symbols on the Maps page mean?
  • How do I update the weather so I have the most recent information?
  • Do you present graphical AIRMETs for Hawaii in ForeFlight Mobile?
  • Is radar base or composite reflectivity?
  • Why don't I see a ceiling icon for all airports on the Maps page?
  • How far behind present are Radar images on the Imagery page?
  • How do I troubleshoot a METAR viewing issue on the Airports page?
  • Why do I see a false or non-existent radar return?
  • What weather products will I have using Internet, ADS-B, or XM?
  • How often is the global winds aloft forecast updated?
  • Are winds aloft true or magnetic?
  • How can I get updated weather in flight?
  • What weather data is available in flight if I do not have an in-cockpit data source (e.g.: Internet, XM, or ADS-B)?
  • How can I view or determine cloud tops?
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