Hi all,
Nice tool for watching the weather before you fly the drone https://www.uavforecast.com/

This is the app I use as well. Works very well.

Hello and good day George GR. Thank you for reaching out and for sharing this link with us. Great find and thank you for your support.

Yeah, I like the app too! I like that it provides a great winds aloft conditions and forecast. Can't find that anywhere else for free, at least not in such an easy way for free I mean.

Yup, I downloaded this after my near crash in high winds and use it all the time now. thank you!

You should always set the altitude in the UAV forecast app as a pre-flight check to know if its safe to fly or not. There is a big difference between wind speed at ground and at say 300-400ft.
As a note, If there is any wind warnings while flying remember to lower your drone to a safer altitude where wind is not that strong while returning to home.
Remember if your RTH is set at a higher altitude, fly your drone manually at a lower altitude and fly safe.

George GR, thank you for the information, had never heard of it, and was flying in San Gabriel today during the winds, MPP handled nicely.

I use this too,  one tip is to set the wind altitude as by default its set to ground and the wind at 300ft could be different.

DAFlys Posted at 12-16 03:45
I use this too,  one tip is to set the wind altitude as by default its set to ground and the wind at 300ft could be different.

i always set it to about 400 ft. to be on the safe side

Mudassar Posted at 12-16 04:41
i always set it to about 400 ft. to be on the safe side

Its interesting to watch the speed change as you move the slider too.

Amazing little app, the wind compass is super useful and you can also set the wind speed limits as the Mavic Mini needs from the manual, truly useful.

I live in a cell limited area, so when I leave the house I can rarely connect to anything. This app uses GPS and needs very little data. It amazes me that I can get a forecast consistently!

I'm using this app for almost 2 years but it's not accurate. It helps you to know when is good to fly during 7 days, but the free version doesn't offer data more than one day, so you need to pay and subscribe.

Ahmed Hussain Posted at 12-16 07:51
I'm using this app for almost 2 years but it's not accurate. It helps you to know when is good to fly during 7 days, but the free version doesn't offer data more than one day, so you need to pay and subscribe.

I do get very inaccurate values from UAVForecast too sometimes.
So I also use an app called 'windy'. You can also go to windy.com.
It probably uses a lot more data. But its accurate in my area and 100% free.

Denny-R Posted at 12-19 14:11
I do get very inaccurate values from UAVForecast too sometimes.
So I also use an app called 'windy'. You can also go to windy.com.
It probably uses a lot more data. But its accurate in my area and 100% free.

Thanks, I will try "windy" as you recommended.

You can also get the METAR for your closest airport at the Aviation Weather Center https://www.aviationweather.gov/metar

Might be OK in some places, but completely useless in Australia....

I noticed that the wind recording is not correct
I think the best solution is to buy an anemometer!

I use it but use common sense. It may not always be accurate.

Could not see more than 50m in front of me due to fog, yet UAV forecast told me that there was 9km visibility.

Yes, my glasses were clean.

djiuser_t5epWwNICceY Posted at 12-26 19:34
I use it but use common sense. It may not always be accurate.

Could not see more than 50m in front of me due to fog, yet UAV forecast told me that there was 9km visibility.

LOL, "yes my glasses were clean".  Most of the time the UAV Forecast App is quite accurate.  However, I simply use it as one of many sources to check before flying.  Also, common sense is a big factor.  Happy Flying.