AVIATION
YOUR ONE STOP GUIDE FOR AVIATION WEATHER
PROPOSALS BY PILOTS WELCOME.
PLEASE NOTE: MY RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING WEATHER INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE: SEE- "ABOUT"
NEW CLOUD TOP HEIGHT PICTURE DEVELOPED BY EUMETSAT FOR AVIATION PURPOSES-- MORE DETAIL AND MUCH MORE ACCURATE THAN PREVIOUS PICTURE. ON THIS WEBSITE ONLY
1. CLOUD TOP HEIGHT.
CLOUD TOP HEIGHT(CTH) PICTURE SPECIALLY DEVELOPED BY EUMETSAT FOR AVIATION PURPOSES.
NEW:UPDATED EVERY THREE HOURS- PICTURE ON WEBSITE ONLY 20 MINUTES AFTER RECEPTION- EXPERIMENTAL.
CLOUD TOP HEIGHT- height of top of clouds in km and FL. Infra
red.
UPDATING- 05:20(02:20 ADD ONE DAY TO DATE ON PICTURE), 08:20, 11:20, 14:20, 17:20, 20:20, 23:20.
This picture was specially developed for pilots, mountaineers,
divers,sailors,etc.
THIS PAGE FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY
AN HOURLY UPDATE WILL BE CONSIDERED- INCLUDING A MUCH BIGGER PICTURE WITH MORE DETAIL.
- BUT DUE TO THE HUGE AMOUNT OF EXTRA BYTES
AND COSTS A SPONSOR/ADVERTISER IS NEEDED- PLEASE CONTACT ME.


Copyright © Eumetsat 2007
COMMERCIAL USE OF THIS PAGE(EG. COMMERCIAL AIRLINES) : CONTACT ME FOR APPROVAL, COSTS, ETC AT:
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2. AVIATION WEATHER
2.1. METAR, TAF, ETC: SEE "QUICK WEATHER"- SEE "AVIATION", "RAW METAR" AND ESPECIALLY "FULL REPORT". CLICK ON THE PURPLE DOTS OF THE APPROPRIATE TOWN/CITY TO ACCESS THE WEATHER DATA.
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2.2. SYNOPTIC CHART- click twice for enlargement
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2.3. WIND AND CLOUD COVER- FORECASTED FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA.
2.3.1. WIND FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA- TODAY- WHOLE COUNTRY.
2.3.2. TOTAL FORECASTED CLOUD COVER(%) SOUTHERN AFRICA TODAY - PUT MOUSE ON PICTURE BELOW- DO NOT CLICK.
ENLARGE WIND MAP- CLICK TWICE .........................................................................ENLARGE TOTAL CLOUD COVER - CLICK TWICE


ONE KNOT= 1.9 KMH
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO CUSTOMWEATHER
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2.4. WEATHER CALCULATOR - KNOTS TO KM/H, C TO F, ETC.
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2.5. QUICK WEATHER -COMPLETE WEATHER FORECASTS PLUS RADAR PLUS GOOGLE MAPS.
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2.6. LIGHTNING
2.6.1. LIGHTNING : CAPE TOWN(WESTERN CAPE AREA) - REAL TIME
CLICK HERE: http://www.weather-tracker.co.za/wc_lightning.htm
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO ENVIROMON: FOR ALL YOUR WEATHER INSTRUMENTS
http://www.weather-tracker.co.za/wc_lightning.htm
Special approval by Glen Roberts, owner- for this website only.
2.6.2. LIGHTNING: AFRICA AND EUROPE- NEAR REAL TIME
CLICK HERE
Blue dots indicate lightning strikes. Click on picture to enlarge a bit.
2.6.3 LIGHTNING ACTIVITIES FOR EARTH-- NEAR REAL TIME
CLICK HERE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO
3. GENERAL WEATHER
3.1. A. CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AT SA AIRPORTS(21).
UPDATED HOURLY.
THERE IS ALSO AN OPTION FOR OTHER COUNTRIES.
WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
CLICK:
HERE
3.1.B. CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AT BOTSWANA AIRPORTS.
CLICK: HERE
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NEW:
3.2.1. GLOBAL WEATHER SATELLITE PHOTO GALLERY- INFRA RED- OF THE WHOLE WORLD
EXCELLENT FOR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS- UPDATED REGULARLY .
STUNNING "BLUE MARBLE" DAYLIGHT IR PHOTOS 24 HOURS PER DAY- FIRST AND ONLY ON THIS WEBSITE
Updated every 6 hours(UTC+2)- 03:00, 09:00, 15:00, 21:00. Time is SA time(UTC+2). Additional information: probability of rain, cloud top height - see colour palettes bottom of photos; previous photo; Weather Underground.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS BIG SINGLE GLOBAL PHOTOS
OR: CLICK ON A SINGLE PHOTO BELOW - CLICK AGAIN TO ENLARGE- TIP PRESS f11 FOR FULL SCREEN.
3.2.2. AFRICA WEATHER SATELLITE PHOTO GALLERY
EXCELLENT FOR FLIGHTS INTO AFRICA - UPDATED REGULARLY
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS AFRICA PHOTOS.
OR: CLICK ON A SINGLE PHOTO BELOW - CLICK AGAIN TO ENLARGE- TIP PRESS f11 FOR FULL SCREEN
Copyright © Eumetsat 2009
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3.3. WIND AT COASTAL AREAS
WIND AT COASTAL AREAS- PRESENT REPORT
LEGEND:
1 Knot= 1,85 km/h.
Blue arrow:1-12 kmh:1-10 knots: light air.
Green arrow: 20-38 kmh:11-21 knots: moderate breeze.
Yellow arrow: 39-61 kmh: 22-33 knots: strong breez.
Red arrow: 62 kmh+: 34 knots+: gale.
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3.3. CLOUDS- TOTAL CLOUD COVER- UPDATED HOURLY
3.5. CLOUDS- HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTO- 08:00, 10:00 and 14:00.
3.6. WINDS- DIRECTION AND STRENGTH- SOUTHERN AFRICA ( 1m/s= roughly 4 km/h).
3.7. HOURLY RAIN(BIG)- SOUTHERN AFRICA- UPDATED EVERY TWO HOURS
......HOURLY RAIN(SMALL) - UPDATED EVERY TWO HOURS.
4. RADAR COMPOSITE -SOUTH AFRICA.
SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE
*CLICK ON RED SPOTS FOR ENLARGEMENTS.
*THE COLOUR TEMPLATE : BLUE/GREEN: LOW CHANCES - YELLOW/RED
VERY HIGH
CHANCES FOR RAIN .
CLICK
HERE TO ACCESS.
5. WEBCAMS AT/NEAR AIRPORTS
5.1 GEORGE
5.2 RICHARDS BAY
5.3 SKUKUZA
5.4 TABLE MOUNTAIN
5.5 PORT ELIZABETH
5.6 JEFFREY'S BAY
5.7 WINDHOEK
6. AVIATION CODES
7.1 AIRPORTS OF SOUTH AFRICA

7.2 AIRPORTS OF THE WORD- WITH FULL GOOGLE MAP PER AIRPORT- INCLUDING ROAD MAP.
CLICK HERE
Then click on "A_Z of Airports"- top left of website.
FULL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO A-Z WORLD AIRPORTS.
8. FLIGHT TIMETABLE: ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TIMES
AIRPORTS COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA(ACSA)
9. NEW: DISTANCE CALCULATOR(BIRD'S VIEW): FROM ANY POINT TO ANOTHER POINT- EXTREMELY USEFULL FOR PILOTS FLYING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER- OR EVEN TO MORE THAN TWO. JUST CLICK WITH YOUR MOUSE ON THE STARTING POINT AND THEN ON THE DESTINATION POINT- THE COMPUTER WILL DO THE REST.
EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU WILL SEE(SMALL PART OF PICTURE) :


WHAT TO DO - do it once- the next time it will take only 10 seconds.
1. CLICK HERE OR ON PICTURE ABOVE : to activate picture.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST BE "SIGNED IN" WITH GOOGLE TO USE THIS FEATURE. IT WILL COST YOU NOTHING. DO IT HERE(ONLY ONCE): https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount?continue=http%3A%2F%2Fmaps.google.com%2Fmaps%3Fshowlabs%3D1%26ftr%3Dmisc.distance&hl=en&service=local
2. Tick "distance measure tool" (left hand side of picture- all functions).
3. Tick "metric" for km or "English" for miles.
4. Click on place of starting point- wait about two seconds till you see a green marker.
5. Click on place of destination- wait about two seconds till you see a red marker - a red straight line will appear between the two points.
6 The distance between the two points will appear on the lower left hand side.
7. Tip: press F11 for full screen view- and F11 again to go back to normal view.
8. Click on "reset" to start new job.
9. Tip: you can determine the cumulative distances between more than two places-eg. click in three or more places.
10. Zoom picture in(+) for much more detail- eg. more names of towns.
11. To move picture in any direction: click on mouse- hold and drag.
12. You can get distances of every country in the world. Put in name of country and "search maps".
Click on "my maps"- the rest is then the same as above.
Acknowledgement to Google maps.
10. NEW : PATH PROFILER - ELEVATION PROFILE MAP BETWEEN TWO PLACES.
* With the Path Profiler mapplet you can draw an arbitrary path and see the elevation profile along that path. Different elevations have major influences on the weather like wind, temperature, fog and many more.
* This path profiler will help you to get an indication of the elevations like mountains you have to fly over.
EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU WILL SEE.

Profile between Bloemfontein(O km)- departure- and Cape Town-South of Table mountain(800+).
WHAT TO DO - do it once- the next time it will take only 10 seconds.
1. CLICK HERE OR ON PICTURE ABOVE : to activate map programme.
2. Zoom map in- about 6 lines from the bottom.
3. Drag map to centre South Africa on map.
4. Activate the follwing options: "flat earth", "metric", "show grade"(right hand side).
5. Click on map on starting point- an X will appear.
6. Click on map on finish point- your loft- another X will appear. A red line will now indicate the route.
7. See information on right hand side of map.
8. Click on "draw profile"- profile will be shown in box above map- your loft will be on the far right hand side.
9. To close: click on"clear".
10. More detail on your profile map.
Put in more X's in your map( starting from the point of departure) you will be able to determine positions on the map much more accurate. Just compare the colours on the map with those on the profile map. Zoom in for much more detail.
Example of X positions on the Google map(Bloemfontein to Cape Town)

The same profile map as above(Bloemfontein to Cape Town)- now with coloured lines.

Acknowledgement to heywhatsthat.com/profiler
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