Site Changes
Please refer to the help pages for more information on migration to the 2023 upgrade!
Upcoming
- January 2025: WAFC SigWx graphics changes
- January 27, 2025: CONUS text AIRMETs discontinued. G-AIRMETs replace AIRMETs, increasing forecast precision in both time and space.
v3.14.1
November 12, 2024
- Fix login expiration page update
- Fix METAR tabular display month wrapping
- Fix issue where SIGMET diameter not captured
- Fix for SIGMETs not specifying day of month
- Fix incorrect representation of null SIGMET hazards and geometry
- Cross- and head-wind help information
- Hide alerts on menu activation
v3.14
November 5, 2024
- Fix display of clear sky in observation popup
- Fix plotting of null convective SIGMETs when outlooks enabled
- Fix display of tropical cyclone SIGMETs on GFA thunderstorm tab
v3.13
October 22, 2024
- Fix heliport icon display
- Fix GFA legend display on small tablets
- Add GFA equals key zoom (plus key without shift)
- Fix CWA dateline wrapping
- CONUS AIRMET discontinuation notices
v3.12
September 30, 2024
- Enable archive mode for ITWS winds
- Upgrade TCF verification to use GFA framework
- Fix unnecessary additional display of TCF legend information
- Fix prog chart trough color consistency
v3.11
September 3, 2024
- Extended range wind and temperature forecasts
- Warning indicating graphical icing forecast information is not currently available over Alaska
- Enable archive mode for text Area Forecasts
- Improved flight path toolbar button
- Fix PIREP submission help links
- Fix volcanic ash SIGMET legend color
- Fix display of Alaska icing AIRMETs at max level
v3.10
August 20, 2024
- Improved consistency retaining selected time across weather elements and time ranges
- Notification sound on new SigWx chat message
- Enable archive mode for fax charts
- Updated TAF impact criteria for KORD, KDFW, KDEN
- Fix preserving latest time for observations across automatic refreshes
- Fix certain map layer retention across reloads
- Fix selecting runways map without full airport information
- Fix password information display in dark mode
v3.9.2
July 25, 2024
- Updated TAF impact criteria for KPHL, KSAN
- Airport symbols overlapping current METAR or TAF symbols hidden
- Pilot reports filterable by aircraft wake turbulence class
- Remove SIGMETs and G-AIRMETs from icing and turbulence DSS graphics
v3.9.1
June 5, 2024
- Persistent news alert notifications
- Fix AIRMET valid time display
- Update Impact Board criteria for KSEA
- Fix TCF static image update interval
- Fix overly narrow METAR ID entry on certain screen sizes
- Add ARTCC bounds to SIGMET static images
v3.9
May 29, 2024
- Progressive disclosure of airport map layer
- Heliport map layer
- Gate Forecast display in GFA
- GFA bookmark link options to retain time and level
- Time slider on SIGMET map for viewing convective outlooks
- PIREP minimum intensity option
- Fix bug with GFA station search
v3.8.2
May 23, 2024
- Fix vertical cross-section time selection
- Prevent Impact Board forecast starting before hour zero
- Convective SIGMET outlooks on GFA
- Legacy AIRMETs on GFA Advanced Map
- Fix Canadian TCF region display on TCF whiteboard
- Fix display of ceiling only G-AIRMET IFR hazard type
v3.8.1
May 10, 2024
- Decision support graphics updated for consistency with GFA
- Fix plotting of light–moderate icing reports
v3.8
May 7, 2024
- Improved vertical cross-section backend
- Mixed US/SI aviation units for METAR and TAF
- Include SLD overlay by default on icing
- METAR and flight cat dot layers on GFA C&V
- SigWx whiteboard collaboration for authorized users
- Fix missing comma in low-altitude airsigmet CSV API data
- Fix double nesting of icgTurb, temp in TAFs
- Fix missing legends on GFA G-AIRMET tab
- Fix decoding of light small hail showers
- Fix missing Terminal Weather Dashboard observations near top of hour
- Fix Canadian border display on TCF
- Fix Canadian TCF region display in dark mode
- Fix eTCF polygon outlines
v3.7
March 25, 2024
- Update Terminal Weather Dashboard NAS impacts
- eTCF optionally available with thunderstorm coverage
- Mountain wave and clear-air GTG components available in GFA
- 1000 foot MSL level added to GFA turbulence, icing, winds, and temperature
- Inter-tab authentication consistency
- Fix display of TCF solid lines
- Reformat user settings page
- Whiteboard collaboration for authorized users
v3.6
February 29, 2024
- Extended gridded temperature range to better depict high altitudes
- Fahrenheit temperature legend
- METARs displayed with TAFs at current time in advanced mode
- AFD optionally available with TAFs
- METARs optionally available on prog chart analysis
- Condensed Terminal Weather Dashboard display option
- Improved Terminal Weather Dashboard source information
- Extend GFA-LA mode forecast horizon
- Automatically refresh WIFS status
- Fix wind/temp WAFC chart label overlap
- Fix advanced map turbulence and density altitude display
- Fix two-factor authentication error messages
- WIFS API consistency fixes
v3.5
February 8, 2024
- Relocate radar, satellite product selection to layer selector dropdown
- Time footer on Terminal Weather Dashboard
- Terminal Weather Dashboard altimeter setting in inHg
- Improved saving of PIREP, G-AIRMET type preferences
- Persist tab layer selection across sessions
- Fix short codes on front page station data
- Fix Data API page colors in dark mode
- Fix dark mode icon style when switching GFA maps
- Decode PIREPs referencing decommissioned VORs
- Implement WIFS API services (for authorized users)
- Update WIFS documentation
v3.4
January 22, 2024
- Fix intermittent shorter prog chart forecast range
- Fix combined TAF flight category highlighting
- Fix forecast hour rounding for consistent last timestamp availability
- Secondary units added to decoded GFA popups
- Larger scaling options for observation maps
- Map of FD wind sites added to data help page
- Reformat front page legend for clarity
- Update Miami Gate Forecast names
- Popups display full decoded TAF on GFA
- Optimize TAF map performance
- Glossary of common terms added to help pages
v3.3
January 9, 2024
- Fix bad PIREP cloud levels
- Fix broken null wind gust display
- ITWS airport wind gust display
- Data help page
- Station plot help information
- Fix bookmark URL product opacity setting
- Hide UI-less pages from PWA display
- Reset captcha button on registration, password reset
- Improve bounding box rounding for better caching at high zoom levels
- Fix LA mode time slider initial forecast hour
- Fix null PIREP search criteria output
- Fix GFA weather product opacity bookmark setting
- Fix Terminal Impact Dashboard incorrectly displayed missing data
- Enable CWAs by default on GFA weather tabs
- Update VFR and IFR chart basemap imagery
- Add US Gulf Coast Chart to VFR basemap
v3.2
November 28, 2023
- Prog chart and surface analysis pressure labels
- Improved labeling of missing radar and satellite
- More consistent PIREP CSV with improved escaping
- Data API polygon bounding box support
- AWC SIGMET coverage map
- ARTCC high and low boundary maps
- Improved dark mode dewpoint and navigation button display
- Cleaner print style omitting menus and footer
- High level FD wind/temp data
- Updated site migration links
- Fix Center Weather Advisory (CWA) display on turb tab
- Display CWAs by default on forecast tabs
- TCF and eTCF as DSS graphics
- Improved hazard phenomena color highlight consistency
- Increased highlighting of volcanic ash SIGMETs (now orange)
- Advanced Map tool with continuous timeline and flexible layer selection
- Flipped wind barb flags in the Southern Hemisphere
- Numerous small bug fixes and other additions
v3.1
October 31, 2023
- Wind/temp data access
- Decoded METAR and TAF data (in addition to GFA)
- Improve spacing between products on data pages
- Cloud and flight category symbology key on GFA help page
- Data API quoting of CSV fields containing commas
- Station info cache files
- SigWx black & white fax charts
- Terminal Weather Dashboard hover popups
- Increased printer friendliness on data pages
- Improvement to PIREP encoding of turbulence
- Update County Warning Area map layer
- One click menus for smaller screens
- Data format parameter for Data API requests
- Fix issues with TAF cache file updating
- Numerous small bug fixes and other additions
v3.0
October 16, 2023
- New web site released operationally
v3.0rc4
- Data API links moved to /api
- Refer to Data API documentation for the latest addresses
- Links referencing the previous /cgi-bin will continue to work until further notice
- Terminal Weather Dashboard integrated into a single page
- In-Flight Advisory Points map layer
- HTML version of WIFS User's Handbook now available
- Graphical display of Alaska, Hawaii, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Area Forecasts
- TCF verification radar mosaic fixed
- Refreshed satellite imagery
- Frequently asked questions updated
- Reduced GFA memory footprint
- Several Data API issues fixed and documentation expanded
v3.0rc3
June 30, 2023
- Data API updates
- Increase interlink between map, data, and impact displays
- Dynamic airport and flight path icons
- Improved local time display consistency
- Rewritten WAFS display for better consistency
- Severity with SLD icing layer
- Overhaul layer updating to reduce unnecessary data reloads
v3.0rc2
March 31, 2023
- Aviation Winter Weather Dashboard v2
- Flight path head/tail wind popup display
- Airport center observed wind data added
- Improved user registration and account configuration
- Interactive data API documentation added
- Reformat time slider for better consistency
- Deployment to a new web provider
- Improved server-side data caching
v3.0rc1
December 31, 2022
- Social science user assessment feedback addressed
- Icing probability, supercooled liquid droplet, temperature, density altitude gridded forecasts added to GFA
- Two-factor authentication
- More consistent data loading experience
v3.0b
March 29, 2022
- Initial public beta release of the new web site!
- Parallel availability of a complete replacement for existing AviationWeather.gov