7.5.2. Static weather overlays

AvPlan EFB can overlay METARs, SIGMETs, PIREPs, Weather Camera Locations and Lightning on the map.

Tap the Weather RADAR icon and select from the five options below the Static Weather Overlays subheading. When METARs are selected, forecasts will automatically refresh in the background when panning around a map.

NOTE: Ceilings Forecast and Visibility Forecast options are only available to Premium/Pro subscribers

Only one Animated Overlay can be active at one time, whereas multiple Static Weather Overlays can be selected at the same time. Once selected, the static overlays selection will be stored and displayed next time AvPlan EFB is launched.

METARs

METAR icons appear with wind indicators at METAR reporting locations. These are colour coded in the following format:

The wind vector points toward the upwind side of the METAR station. Each full ‘feather’ on the end represents the maximum wind speed (including gusts) rounded to the nearest 10. E.g. 4 ‘feathers’ ≈ 40 knots. Part ‘feathers’ will also display wind rounded to the nearest 5 knots.

METARs coded as SPECI have a red wind direction vector.

Tap on a METAR icon to display its full text. See above. Tap on the METAR text row to view the ‘plain English’ translation of the raw text.

SIGMETs/AIRMETs

When selected, any current SIGMETs and/or AIRMETs will display on the map.

SIGMET examples

Tap a SIGMET Identifier label to view the SIGMET text. While it is selected, the boundaries of that particular SIGMET will change to red. This will help identify it when many SIGMETS are present in the same region.

The SIGMETs are colour-coded for easy identification:

• Severe Turbulence SIGMETs are orange.
• Severe Icing SIGMETs are displayed in blue.
• AIRMETs are coloured purple.
  

Lightning

When enabled, Lightning displays satellite-sensed lightning strikes worldwide within the last 10 minutes. The overlay updates every few seconds whilst the device is connected to data.

Global Lightning overlay example

Pilot Weather Reports

At the time of writing, PIREPS are yet to be implemented in AvPlan EFB for Android. Coming Soon!