Releases: biuti/XplaneNoaaWeather
v12.1
NEW Added new predicting Snow coverage feature using NOAA GFS data
At this stage the plugin is almost only monitoring what XP12 real weather engine is doing.
The plugin is now downloading a small amount of data regarding snow depth (SNOD) and precipitations amount (APCP)
As soon as a final version of X-Plane 12 will be released, I will consider if some of the XP11 version features will still be needed.
Requirements:
- MacOS 10.14, Windows 7, Linux kernel 4.0 and above
- X-Plane 12.1.2 and above (not tested on previous versions)
- pbuckner's XPPython3 plugin (tested using v4.3.0): https://xppython3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
- (*) Python 3.12 and above: http://www.python.org/getit/ (for older versions of XPPython3 plugin)
Note
(*) Latest XPPython3 plugin version (4.3.0 and above) will contain all python needed libraries, so it won't be necessasry to install Python on the machine anymore. Read carefully XPPython3 plugin documentation
Important
If you are using a previous version than 4.3.0 (you really shouldn't), you need to download correct XPPython3 version according to your Python3 installed version!
Read instructions on the website
Installation:
Copy the zip file contents to your X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins folder. The resulting installation should look like:
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/noaaweather/
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/PI_noaaWeather.py
Important
Please delete completely (not overwrite) any previous release of NOAA plugin in PythonPlugins folder.
Changelog:
v12.1:
- optimization of the snow cover depiction, using a predicting algorithm when a snow depth value is not available for present location (over or near water masses). Looks for a valid value in surrounding GFS data tiles, then in the next tiles along the aircraft trajectory up to 70nm ahead
Note
Please read the Readme file. Using XP12 Real Weather data for reference, while giving the most accurate result, causes discrepancies with ATC / ATS info when flying connected to online servers (even if lately it is a lot more accurate), so almost not a factor.
Note
Starting from latest version (4.3.0) XPPython3 will contain all python needed libraries, so it won't be necessary to install Python on the machine anymore, simplifying a lot the installation process.
It is highly recommended to update XPPython3 to version 4.3.0+
Read carefully XPPython3 plugin documentation
You can find all the required instruction on XPPython3 plugin page
v12.1-beta.2
NEW Added new predicting Snow coverage feature using NOAA GFS data
At this stage the plugin is almost only monitoring what XP12 real weather engine is doing.
The plugin is now downloading a small amount of data regarding snow depth (SNOD) and precipitations amount (APCP)
As soon as a final version of X-Plane 12 will be released, I will consider if some of the XP11 version features will still be needed.
Requirements:
- MacOS 10.14, Windows 7, Linux kernel 4.0 and above
- X-Plane 12.1.2 and above (not tested on previous versions)
- pbuckner's XPPython3 plugin (tested using v4.3.0): https://xppython3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
- (*) Python 3.12 and above: http://www.python.org/getit/ (for older versions of XPPython3 plugin)
Note
(*) Latest XPPython3 plugin version (4.3.0 and above) will contain all python needed libraries, so it won't be necessasry to install Python on the machine anymore. Read carefully XPPython3 plugin documentation
Important
If you are using a previous version than 4.3.0 (you really shouldn't), you need to download correct XPPython3 version according to your Python3 installed version!
Read instructions on the website
Installation:
Copy the zip file contents to your X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins folder. The resulting installation should look like:
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/noaaweather/
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/PI_noaaWeather.py
Important
Please delete completely (not overwrite) any previous release of NOAA plugin in PythonPlugins folder.
Changelog:
v12.1-beta.2:
- optimization of the snow cover depiction, using a predicting algorithm when a snow depth value is not available for present location (over or near water masses). Looks for a valid value in surrounding GFS data tiles, then in the next tiles along the aircraft trajectory up to 70nm ahead
Note
Please read the Readme file. Using XP12 Real Weather data for reference, while giving the most accurate result, causes discrepancies with ATC / ATS info when flying connected to online servers (even if lately it is a lot more accurate), so almost not a factor.
Note
Starting from latest version (4.3.0) XPPython3 will contain all python needed libraries, so it won't be necessary to install Python on the machine anymore, simplifying a lot the installation process.
It is highly recommended to update XPPython3 to version 4.3.0+
Read carefully XPPython3 plugin documentation
You can find all the required instruction on XPPython3 plugin page
v12.0.9
NEW Added Snow coverage depiction using NOAA GFS data
NEW Using more accurate NOAA GFS data grid
NEW New aviationweather.gov METAR stations list added
At this stage the plugin is almost only monitoring what XP12 real weather engine is doing.
The plugin is now downloading a small amount of data regarding snow depth (SNOD) and precipitations amount (APCP)
As soon as a final version of X-Plane 12 will be released, I will consider if some of the XP11 version features will still be needed.
Requirements:
- MacOS 10.14, Windows 7, Linux kernel 4.0 and above
- X-Plane 12.08 and above (not tested on previous versions)
- pbuckner's XPPython3 plugin (tested using v4.3.0): https://xppython3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
- Python 3.10 and above: http://www.python.org/getit/ (for older versions of XPPython3 plugin)
Note
Latest XPPython3 plugin version (4.3.0 and above) will contain all python needed libraries, so it won't be necessasry to install Python on the machine anymore. Read carefully XPPython3 plugin documentation
Important
If using XPPython3 plugin version 4.2.1 or earlier, you need to download correct XPPython3 version according to your Python3 installed version!
Read instructions on the website
Installation:
Copy the zip file contents to your X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins folder. The resulting installation should look like:
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/noaaweather/
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/PI_noaaWeather.py
Important
Please delete completely (not overwrite) any previous release of NOAA plugin in PythonPlugins folder.
Changelog:
v12.0.9:
- optimization of the snow cover depiction
- new updated METAR stations source
- bug fixes
Note
Please read the Readme file. Using XP12 Real Weather data for reference, while giving the most accurate result, causes discrepancies with ATC / ATS info when flying connected to online servers (even if lately it is a lot more accurate), so almost not a factor.
Note
NOAA weather plugin for XP12 is not compatible with older versions of Python, latest versions of XPPython3 plugin for XP12 requires 3.10, but 3.12 is suggested (Windows user: do not install 3.11.1, use 3.11.0 or 3.12).
The suggestion is to keep XPPython3 plugin up to date.
Starting from latest version (4.3.0) it will contain all python needed libraries, so it won't be necessary to install Python on the machine anymore, simplifying a lot the installation process.
Read carefully XPPython3 plugin documentation
You can find all the required instruction on XPPython3 plugin page
v12.0.8-beta.9
NEW Added Snow coverage depiction using NOAA GFS data
NEW Using more accurate NOAA GFS data grid
At this stage the plugin is almost only monitoring what XP12 real weather engine is doing.
As it already takes data from GFS Grib files, probably there will be no need to download them anylonger.
The plugin is now downloading a small amount of data regarding snow depth (SNOD) and precipitations amount (APCP)
As soon as a final version of X-Plane 12 will be released, I will consider if some of the XP11 version features will still be needed.
Requirements:
- MacOS 10.14, Windows 7, Linux kernel 4.0 and above
- X-Plane 12.08 and above (not tested on previous versions)
- pbuckner's XPPython3 plugin (tested using v4.2.1): https://xppython3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
- Python 3.10 and above: http://www.python.org/getit/
Important
You need to download correct XPPython3 version according to your Python3 installed version!
Read instructions on the website
Installation:
Copy the zip file contents to your X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins folder. The resulting installation should look like:
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/noaaweather/
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/PI_noaaWeather.py
Important
Please delete completely (not overwrite) any previous release of NOAA plugin in PythonPlugins folder.
Changelog:
v12.0.9-beta.8:
- optimization of the snow cover depiction considering temperature and latitude
- added METAR like real weather info
- bug fixes
Note
Please read the Readme file. Using XP12 Real Weather data for reference, while giving the most accurate result, causes discrepancies with ATC / ATS info when flying connected to online servers (even if lately it is a lot more accurate), so almost not a factor.
Note
NOAA weather plugin for XP12 is not compatible with older versions of Python, latest versions of XPPython3 plugin for XP12 requires 3.10, but 3.12 is suggested (Windows user: do not install 3.11.1, use 3.11.0 or 3.12).
So the suggestion is to keep XPPython3 plugin up to date.
You can find all the required instruction on XPPython3 plugin page
v12.0.8-beta.10
NEW Added Snow coverage depiction using NOAA GFS data
NEW Using more accurate NOAA GFS data grid
At this stage the plugin is almost only monitoring what XP12 real weather engine is doing.
As it already takes data from GFS Grib files, probably there will be no need to download them anylonger.
The plugin is now downloading a small amount of data regarding snow depth (SNOD) and precipitations amount (APCP).
Requirements:
- MacOS 10.14, Windows 7, Linux kernel 4.0 and above
- X-Plane 12.08 and above (not tested on previous versions)
- pbuckner's XPPython3 plugin (tested using v4.2.1): https://xppython3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
- Python 3.10 and above: http://www.python.org/getit/
Important
You need to download correct XPPython3 version according to your Python3 installed version!
Read instructions on the website
Installation:
Copy the zip file contents to your X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins folder. The resulting installation should look like:
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/noaaweather/
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/PI_noaaWeather.py
Important
Please delete completely (not overwrite) any previous release of NOAA plugin in PythonPlugins folder.
Changelog:
v12.0.9-beta.10:
- added a speculation logic on snow depth to avoid snow disappearing when flying over water
Note
Please read the Readme file. Using XP12 Real Weather data for reference, while giving the most accurate result, causes discrepancies with ATC / ATS info when flying connected to online servers (even if lately it is a lot more accurate), so almost not a factor.
Note
NOAA weather plugin for XP12 is not compatible with older versions of Python, latest versions of XPPython3 plugin for XP12 requires 3.10, but 3.12 is suggested (Windows user: do not install 3.11.1, use 3.11.0 or 3.12).
So the suggestion is to keep XPPython3 plugin up to date.
You can find all the required instruction on XPPython3 plugin page
v12.0.8-beta.8
NEW Added Snow coverage depiction using NOAA GFS data
NEW Using more accurate NOAA GFS data grid
At this stage the plugin is almost only monitoring what XP12 real weather engine is doing.
As it already takes data from GFS Grib files, probably there will be no need to download them anylonger.
The plugin is now downloading a small amount of data regarding snow depth (SNOD) and precipitations amount (APCP)
As soon as a final version of X-Plane 12 will be released, I will consider if some of the XP11 version features will still be needed.
Requirements:
- MacOS 10.14, Windows 7, Linux kernel 4.0 and above
- X-Plane 12.08 and above (not tested on previous versions)
- pbuckner's XPPython3 plugin (tested using v4.2.1): https://xppython3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
- Python 3.10 and above: http://www.python.org/getit/
Important
You need to download correct XPPython3 version according to your Python3 installed version!
Read instructions on the website
Installation:
Copy the zip file contents to your X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins folder. The resulting installation should look like:
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/noaaweather/
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/PI_noaaWeather.py
Important
Please delete completely (not overwrite) any previous release of NOAA plugin in PythonPlugins folder.
Changelog:
v12.0.8-beta.8:
- improvements to the snow cover depiction
- added weather info window toggle command
- bug fixes
Note
Please read the Readme file. Using XP12 Real Weather data for reference, while giving the most accurate result, causes discrepancies with ATC / ATS info when flying connected to online servers (even if lately it is a lot more accurate), so almost not a factor.
Note
NOAA weather plugin for XP12 is not compatible with older versions of Python, latest versions of XPPython3 plugin for XP12 requires 3.10, but 3.12 is suggested (Windows user: do not install 3.11.1, use 3.11.0 or 3.12).
So the suggestion is to keep XPPython3 plugin up to date.
You can find all the required instruction on XPPython3 plugin page
v12.0.8-beta.6
NEW Added Snow coverage depiction using NOAA GFS data
NEW Using more accurate NOAA GFS data grid
At this stage the plugin is almost only monitoring what XP12 real weather engine is doing.
As it already takes data from GFS Grib files, probably there will be no need to download them anylonger.
The plugin is now downloading a small amount of data regarding snow depth (SNOD) and precipitations amount (APCP)
As soon as a final version of X-Plane 12 will be released, I will consider if some of the XP11 version features will still be needed.
Requirements:
- MacOS 10.14, Windows 7, Linux kernel 4.0 and above
- X-Plane 12.08 and above (not tested on previous versions)
- pbuckner's XPPython3 plugin (tested using v4.2.1): https://xppython3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
- Python 3.10 and above: http://www.python.org/getit/
Important
You need to download correct XPPython3 version according to your Python3 installed version!
Read instructions on the website
Installation:
Copy the zip file contents to your X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins folder. The resulting installation should look like:
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/noaaweather/
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/PI_noaaWeather.py
Important
Please delete completely (not overwrite) any previous release of NOAA plugin in PythonPlugins folder.
Changelog:
v12.0.8-beta.6:
- bug fixes
Note
Please read the Readme file. Using XP12 Real Weather data for reference, while giving the most accurate result, causes discrepancies with ATC / ATS info when flying connected to online servers (even if lately it is a lot more accurate), so almost not a factor.
Note
NOAA weather plugin for XP12 is not compatible with older versions of Python, latest versions of XPPython3 plugin for XP12 requires 3.10, but 3.12 is suggested (Windows user: do not install 3.11.1, use 3.11.0 or 3.12).
So the suggestion is to keep XPPython3 plugin up to date.
You can find all the required instruction on XPPython3 plugin page
v12.0.8-beta.5
NEW Added Snow coverage depiction using NOAA GFS data
NEW Using more accurate NOAA GFS data grid
At this stage the plugin is almost only monitoring what XP12 real weather engine is doing.
As it already takes data from GFS Grib files, probably there will be no need to download them anylonger.
The plugin is now downloading a small amount of data regarding snow depth (SNOD) and precipitations amount (APCP)
As soon as a final version of X-Plane 12 will be released, I will consider if some of the XP11 version features will still be needed.
Requirements:
- MacOS 10.14, Windows 7, Linux kernel 4.0 and above
- X-Plane 12.08 and above (not tested on previous versions)
- pbuckner's XPPython3 plugin (tested using v4.2.1): https://xppython3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
- Python 3.10 and above: http://www.python.org/getit/
Important
You need to download correct XPPython3 version according to your Python3 installed version!
Read instructions on the website
Installation:
Copy the zip file contents to your X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins folder. The resulting installation should look like:
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/noaaweather/
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/PI_noaaWeather.py
Important
Please delete completely (not overwrite) any previous release of NOAA plugin in PythonPlugins folder.
Changelog:
v12.0.8-beta.5:
- added plugin windows positions in saved settings
- using NOAA 0.25 degrees grid GFS data instead of 0.5 degrees, to get more precise results
- added more drefs injection to have a more accurate snow depiction, puddles and ice
- added values smooth transitions
Note
Please read the Readme file. Using XP12 Real Weather data for reference, while giving the most accurate result, causes discrepancies with ATC / ATS info when flying connected to online servers (even if lately it is a lot more accurate), so almost not a factor.
Note
NOAA weather plugin for XP12 is not compatible with older versions of Python, latest versions of XPPython3 plugin for XP12 requires 3.10, but 3.12 is suggested (Windows user: do not install 3.11.1, use 3.11.0 or 3.12).
So the suggestion is to keep XPPython3 plugin up to date.
You can find all the required instruction on XPPython3 plugin page
v12.0.8-beta.3
NEW Added Snow coverage depiction using NOAA GFS data
At this stage the plugin is almost only monitoring what XP12 real weather engine is doing.
As it already takes data from GFS Grib files, probably there will be no need to download them anylonger.
The plugin is now downloading a small amount of data regarding snow depth (SNOD) and precipitations amount (APCP)
As soon as a final version of X-Plane 12 will be released, I will consider if some of the XP11 version features will still be needed.
Requirements:
- MacOS 10.14, Windows 7, Linux kernel 4.0 and above
- X-Plane 12.08 and above (not tested on previous versions)
- pbuckner's XPPython3 plugin (tested using v4.2.1): https://xppython3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
- Python 3.10 and above: http://www.python.org/getit/
Important
You need to download correct XPPython3 version according to your Python3 installed version!
Read instructions on the website
Installation:
Copy the zip file contents to your X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins folder. The resulting installation should look like:
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/noaaweather/
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/PI_noaaWeather.py
Important
Please delete completely (not overwrite) any previous release of NOAA plugin in PythonPlugins folder.
Changelog:
v12.0.8-beta.3:
- fixed an issue causing max amount of snow on surface when overflying water
- added more drefs injection to have a more accurate snow depiction
- small widget improvements
Note
Please read the Readme file. Using XP12 Real Weather data for reference, while giving the most accurate result, causes discrepancies with ATC / ATS info when flying connected to online servers (even if lately it is a lot more accurate), so almost not a factor.
Note
NOAA weather plugin for XP12 is not compatible with older versions of Python, latest versions of XPPython3 plugin for XP12 requires 3.10, but 3.12 is suggested (Windows user: do not install 3.11.1, use 3.11.0 or 3.12).
So the suggestion is to keep XPPython3 plugin up to date.
You can find all the required instruction on XPPython3 plugin page
v12.0.8-beta.1
NEW Added Snow coverage depiction using NOAA GFS data
At this stage the plugin is almost only monitoring what XP12 real weather engine is doing.
As it already takes data from GFS Grib files, probably there will be no need to download them anylonger.
The plugin is now downloading a small amount of data regarding snow depth (SNOD) and precipitations amount (APCP)
As soon as a final version of X-Plane 12 will be released, I will consider if some of the XP11 version features will still be needed.
Requirements:
- MacOS 10.14, Windows 7, Linux kernel 4.0 and above
- X-Plane 12.08 and above (not tested on previous versions)
- pbuckner's XPPython3 plugin (tested using v4.2.1): https://xppython3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
- Python 3.10 and above: http://www.python.org/getit/
Important
You need to download correct XPPython3 version according to your Python3 installed version!
Read instructions on the website
Installation:
Copy the zip file contents to your X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins folder. The resulting installation should look like:
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/noaaweather/
X-Plane/Resources/plugins/PythonPlugins/PI_noaaWeather.py
Important
Please delete completely (not overwrite) any previous release of NOAA plugin in PythonPlugins folder.
Changelog:
v12.0.8-beta.1:
- added a new METAR stations list url, and a fallback logic to the static list url
- added a GFS data download using XP12 Real Weather to depict snow coverage
Warning
Please read the Readme file. Using XP12 Real Weather data for reference, while giving the most accurate result, causes discrepancies with ATC / ATS info when flying connected to online servers (even if lately it is a lot more accurate).
Note
NOAA weather plugin for XP12 is not compatible with older versions of Python, latest versions of XPPython3 plugin for XP12 requires 3.10, but 3.12 is suggested (Windows user: do not install 3.11.1, use 3.11.0 or 3.12).
So the suggestion is to keep XPPython3 plugin up to date.
You can find all the required instruction on XPPython3 plugin page