Weather Resources
Official Government Weather Resources
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NAV CANADA
Civil air navigation & aviation weather services — flight-planning and weather tools for Canadian airspace.
Graphical Area Forecasts (GFA):
https://plan.navcanada.ca/gfa/
How to Read a GFA (CAN):
https://flighttrainers.ca/gfa-graphical-area-forecast/
METAR / TAF / NOTAMS:
https://plan.navcanada.ca/wxrecall/
Nav Canada Weather Cams
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Aviation Weather Center
The core U.S. aviation-weather provider: METARs, TAFs, PIREPs, SIGMETs/AIRMETs, radar, radar-based products, etc.
GFA / METAR / TAF:
https://aviationweather.gov/
How to Read a GFA (US):
https://aviationweather.gov/gfa/help/#symbols
FAA Weather Cams:
https://weathercams.faa.gov/map/
Interactive Weather Platforms
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windy.comA highly visual weather platform offering real-time radar, satellite, winds aloft, turbulence, cloud base, and more. Ideal for quick situational awareness and flight-planning insight.
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ventusky.comA smooth, animated weather map showing radar, satellite, wind patterns, cloud cover, and temperature layers. Great for visualizing weather systems and low-level flight conditions.
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metar-taf.comA global METAR and TAF tool that provides clear, plain-language decoding alongside excellent visualizations of flight conditions. Quickly see weather status, color codes, and trends at a glance for airports worldwide.
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ForeFlight
foreflight.comHigh-quality IFR/VFR charting and graphical weather integrated into a flight-planning environment.
