2.5.1
2023-03-28
With the new release 2.5, the radar data of the Germany radar composite are available in the DWD FlugWetter app. It is now possible to switch between the current radar data of the Germany radar composite and the Europe radar composite in the app.
The radar data of the Germany radar composite are based on the precipitation scans of the DWD radar sites. The Germany radar composite product also records small-scale maxima and is updated every five minutes.
2.4.0
2022-11-22
The Deutscher Wetterdienst is expanding the forecast data in the DWD FlugWetter app:
On November 23, 2022, additional WAWFOR (World Aviation Weather Forecast) data will be introduced with the 06 UTC model run. Additional altitude levels in 1000 feet steps will then be available in the app for the parameters wind, temperature, icing and turbulence.
In addition, minor errors have been eliminated in the new version 2.4.0
2.3.0
2022-06-27
The DWD FlugWetter-App Version 2.3 offers the following new functions:
Visualization of WAWFOR model forecasts (World Aviation Weather Forecast) for area Europe. The WAWFOR is a digital aeronautical dataset specifically for the purposes of aviation. The WAWFOR data are based on the DWD forecast model ICON-EU and are available for a forecast time range up to +48 hours, the time resolution is one hour.
The following parameters are available in map display:
• Significant weather
• Cloud cover
• Surface pressure
• Surface wind and gusts
• Precipitation
• Temperature (surface and upper levels)
• Geopotential (upper levels)
• Upper wind (upper levels)
• ADWICE icing information (upper levels)
• Turbulence (upper levels)
• Convection (horizontal and vertical dimension)
2.2
2021-11-10
New features:
Display of aviation weather warnings for Germany:
- Aerodrome warnings: aerodrome weather warnings for selected airports in Germany.
- GAFOR area warnings: aviation weather warnings for GAFOR areas in Germany. GAFOR area warnings are issued representative of the airfields in the respective GAFOR areas.
- SIGMET: warnings of potentially hazardous weather phenomena for the lower and upper flight information regions (FIR/UIR) in Germany.
Display of radar data has been optimized.
2.1.1
2020-10-08
Bugfixes and improvements
2.1
2020-05-27
- Dynamic update of station database
- Onboarding extended with terms of use
- Adaption to the logic for displaying your own location on the map
- Bug fixes
2.0
2019-07-03
This App is an add-on to pc_met internet service of Deutscher Wetterdienst and covers in this new version following subsections of the complete product range:
• Actual aviation weather summaries for your area (German only)
• METAR and TAF (single reports, proximity search, routing)
• LowLevel SWC Germany
• High resolution RADAR images
• Lightning data (Europe)
• Satellite images (Europe)
• Current aviation weather data charts (visibility, ceiling, wind, weather)
• Three-Days-Forecast Germany
1.1.3
2017-10-06
Fixed handling of location information.