Above-Ground Weather Layers for Aviation

We’re so excited to have hosted our 2022 aviation product update, announcing the upcoming release of our new Above-Ground Weather Layers! ✈️

Hosted by Doug Buckmaster, Tomorrow.io’s Aviation Solutions Engineer and Customer Success Manager, this update covered:

• Who we work with

• Key aviation challenges we solve

• Product releases from 2022 so far (including AIRMETs, SIGMETs (global!), PIREPs, New wind aloft layers and more)

• Our upcoming Above-Ground-Weather-Layer release

• How to get in touch

Doug has 15 years of experience in aviation with brands like Southwest Airlines, Virgin America, Sabre Airline Solutions, and more.

Watch the full update below for more information about this latest release and what it means for aviation organizations like yours:

VIDEO Aviation Product Update: Above-Ground Weather Layers

Additional Tools for Aviation Leaders

The aviation industry has faced many disruptions in 2022—most of them from weather.

While delayed flights and frustrated passengers are often the most talked-about impact, weather-related disruptions cost airlines and airports far more. Unpredictable weather results in unnecessary fuel burn, turbulence, inefficient ground ops, and more.

That’s why Tomorrow.io has launched over a dozen new features and functionalities this year, designed to equip aviation leaders with accurate, actionable, and scalable ways to mitigate weather-related impact.

Explore highlights from these latest advancements and learn how to start streamlining your aviation operations today:

All-Clear Durations

• What is it? The ability to curate targeted notifications when a weather event is over and not starting again for a certain amount of time

• What are the benefits? Reduce the number of alerts received so you can focus on the most relevant information before and after a weather event.

• How can aviation use this? Reduce alert fatigue so aviation teams can stay more focused and effective.

All-Clear Durations allow users to customize notifications when a weather event is over and not starting again for a certain amount of time.

METAR-Based Insights

• What is it? The ability to trigger Insights based on real-time and forecast data from an airport met station within the Tomorrow.io platform.

• What are the benefits? Airports and airlines can supplement Tomorrow.io’s existing data with their data, which many are legally required to incorporate into decision workflows.

• How can aviation use this? Stay compliant and take a comprehensive view of realtime weather events from a single source of truth.

METAR-based Insights allow users to trigger Insights based on real-time and forecast data from an airport met station within the Tomorrow.io platform.

All-Flights Tracking

• What is it? The default ability to view all flights available in Tomorrow.io’s feed regardless of airport location.

• What are the benefits? Achieve greater situational awareness by seeing all flights from a single view regardless of your selected locations.

• How can aviation use this? Monitor weather alongside flight paths to mitigate the impact on takeoff, landing, and general ground operations.

All-Flights Tracking allows the default ability to view all flights available in Tomorrow.io’s feed regardless of airport location.

Dynamic Airports Layer

• What is it? The ability to see every airport’s most important conditions (i.e. ceiling and visibility) at a glance.

• What are the benefits? Quickly identify and monitor conditions across multiple airports without having to set custom insights or alerts.

• How can aviation use this? Save time and effort by planning and adjusting flights based on airport conditions in a more streamlined way.

The Dynamic Airports Layer lets users see every airport’s most important conditions (i.e. ceiling and visibility) at a glance.

Airport Information Panel

• What is it? A new information bar for each airport that showcases airport size, elevation, coordinates, ceiling & visibility, and last weather reports

• What are the benefits? Get a more digestible and holistic view of each airport status from Tomorrow.io’s map view without crowding the timeline.

• How can aviation use this? Identify areas of concern along your routes without ever having to leave the map view.

The Airport Information Bar showcases airport size, elevation, coordinates, ceiling & visibility, and last weather reports.

Flight Information Panel

• What is it? A new information bar with public data on each flight, including aircraft model, altitude, speed, and schedule

• What are the benefits? Get a snapshot of core information for all flights without having to leave the map view.

• How can aviation use this? Track and monitor all managed flights simultaneously alongside changing weather conditions.

The Flight Information Panel shows public data on each flight, including aircraft model, altitude, speed, and schedule.