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Pilots: local wind speeds online?
Where can I get a map of local wind speeds and direction online? I want to get detailed maps if I can. This is so I can determine the proper locations to fly various RC planes. I have some that can take no wind, some that need less than 10mph, some that can handle 20mph... so I need accurate speeds that are current. This is in Lakewood, CO and the wind speeds change by the hour. The obvious weather sites don't seem to have what I need. I checked Weather.com,local news sites and NOAA, and NCAR. All I can get is the readings from Buckley AFB, DIA, and Jeffco Airport, which are all miles from here. Is that as accurate as it can get?
If I'm at the area already I can estimate wind by looking at trees, flags, and whatever, but yeah I'd like to know before I get there... so I can pick whether to fly at this park or the one across town or if it's best to stay home or whatever...
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
NOT what you are seeking, but this regional wind forecast may or may not be useful:
- ALOPILOTLv 51 decade ago
Yes, unless you buy a little device, it is handheld and you hold it to the wind, it has little cones attached like a fan and it will measure wind speed for you... hope that helps, I do not know the real name for one of these devices... good luck... but I dont think you will be able to find the wind speed for a specific area without actually going there...
Source(s): Regional Airline Pilot - newfaldonLv 41 decade ago
Aviation weather reports come from devices at airports, and even then only airports that have them. So, the closest weather you will get from one is the nearest airport with weather reporting.
An alternative for you is to go to weatherbug. weather.weatherbug.com enter your zip code and it'll give the weather. If you click on "change tracking station", it'll give a list of nearby stations so you can pick the one closest to where you will be flying.