Avia Weather - METAR & TAF

Remy Webservices UG

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About this app

The reliable and straightforward Aviation Weather app for Pilots and aerospace enthusiasts. The METAR-Reader decodes and presents the current METARs of more than 9500 Airports around the globe. Neither more nor less. A simple Color Coding allows a fast classification by VFR or IFR Conditions - as an option even by NATO Color State. Additionally the current TAF weather forecasts are retrieved and displayed clearly in a decoded form.

Runway crosswind components are automatically calculated based on the current METAR. A Widget which can be configured to display either decoded METAR or raw METAR / TAF is also available.

As a bonus the app offers access to NOTAM for the weather stations, which will be downloaded, in part decoded and which can individually be marked as read. This way you can easily keep track of new and relevant NOTAM.

New weather stations can be found worldwide by ICAO or IATA-Codes, airport name or city. They can be organized in user defined groups - e. g. for your most common routes or alternate airports. Additionally an auto-managed group always presents nearby weather stations.

For use during the night, there is a dark theme which can be activated either manually or automatically by the system (depending on your Android version).

Ratings and reviews

I've used this app for years and it's been a fantastic app. Unfortunately it has started having major issues. It started by not showing all NOTAMs at my home airfield - only 2 out of 10 showed up in Avia. The current issue is TAFs not updating, sometimes for hours after a new one is released. The worst part of both errors is no indication that the data isn't up to date...which could be disastrous on a flight planned with missing information.

I'm not in aviation, but as a former meteorologist I like to see current observations in this more bare-bones format and I can see multiple stations at once. I have no need for fancy graphics. It would be neat to have a station map so you can get an overview of an area, but otherwise this is just what i was looking for!

I have been using this app for years after purchasing most of the modules. As a HAA pilot it has been my go-to weather app for a quick rundown of the conditions in my service area. The ability to see the conditions of a list of METAR sites at a glance is invaluable. If I could make any recommendations: 1.) The ability to read the Area Forecast Discussions (Short term, long term, and Aviation) 2.) The ability to customize or compress the information to allow more sites on screen at once.

What’s new

Bugfix: Incorrect decoding of the wind from SPECI, VAMES and SYNOP reports is fixed.
Minor bugfixes.