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aloft - Winds Aloft Forecast app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 7280 ratings )
Weather Sports
Developer: Mohawk Apps, LLC
3.99 USD
Current version: 1.0.3, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 08 Apr 2014
App size: 15.35 Mb

aloft is the beautiful new way to check NOAA winds aloft forecasts from your iOS device!

Whether you are a pilot, skydiver, wingsuiter, or simply an aviation enthusiast-this app is for you!

App Features:
• Pick any NOAA weather station that provides winds aloft forecast data (United States only).
• Weather stations are automatically sorted by how close they are to you. This helps you choose the closest station with ease.
• Shows bearing and wind directional arrow for each altitude.
• Easily switch between metric and imperial units.
• Use your phones compass to dynamically update the wind direction arrow to the actual direction the wind is blowing!
• Made by a skydiver, for skydivers!

Give aloft a try and youll never need to figure out what "760253" means again!

For the curious, "760253" means: Winds at 102 knots bearing 260 degrees at 53°C... or -53°C if above 24,000 feet.

This app is open source. Browse the source code here: https://github.com/OTGApps/aloft/

*Note - NOAA weather stations are US-based. This app will not show winds-aloft forecasts outside the United States. For a completel list of NOAA weather stations included in the app, please see the NOAA Aviation Weather Center website here: http://www.aviationweather.gov/windtemp