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  • GFS MOS Forecast Update

    In this recent blog we presented a round-robin VFR flight from Oshkosh to International Falls. The concern was not the initial leg, but the return flight three days later. Would […]

  • GFS MOS – Extended Ceiling And Visibility Forecast

    Let’s say you are making a round-robin VFR flight; your plan is to leave in a couple of hours and return back home three days later. For the initial outbound leg, there’s a ton of […]

  • Oh Hail! Where’s That Cockpit Weather When You Need It?

    As the old saying goes, in so many ways, a picture speaks a thousand words. By now you have probably seen the chilling photo like the one shown in this media report of Delta Flight 1889 […]

  • When The Radar Lies

    The ground-based radar mosaic displayed on the Map view in ForeFlight Mobile combines radar data from the National Weather Service (NWS) and Environment Canada. Its primary purpose is to provide pilots with […]

  • Improved Resolution of Global Winds Aloft

    With the introduction of ForeFlight Mobile 7.2 we’ve increased the resolution of the global winds and temperatures aloft. Now, flight planning calculations are more accurate than ever. Increased temporal resolution […]

  • What’s Up With QPF?

    Areas of precipitation that are forecast along your proposed route should get your attention. These should be considered “hot spots” for concern and may add undo risk to the flight. While […]

  • PoP Goes The Forecast

    When we make a decision to depart on any round-robin flight, it’s not unusual to also factor in the expected weather on the return trip. If the return leg doesn’t look very good, what’s […]

  • Our Weather Imagery Has Blossomed

    Browse the Imagery view in ForeFlight Mobile and you will notice big changes have taken place! In addition to some basic spring cleaning, we nearly doubled the number of collections in the USA […]

  • Double the Weather Imagery, FreeFlight ADS-B Connectivity, More Flexible Download Manager in ForeFlight Mobile 7.1

    ForeFlight Mobile version 7.1 equips you with more weather briefing and analysis tools in the Imagery view to make better go/no-go decisions, delivers subscription-free weather and ADS-B traffic via FreeFlight […]

  • Prog Charts Are Changing

    The Prog Charts that pilots have been using for the last decade or two (pictured below) will be undergoing a facelift sometime in September 2015. So at ForeFlight we’re giving […]