On this page you will find All that you need in order to plan a safe flight to almost anywhere.
Nav Canada is probably the only site you really need, however, we have included other sites for various reasons. For instance, we find the satellite imagery in the Environment Canada site to be superior to all others, and the medium and long range forecasts as presented in the Cola&Iges site to be particularly informative in both graphics and content.
The sub links to Nav Canada, Environment Canada, Cola&Iges, NOAA, and Intellicast are our favorite representative links to subsets that we use most of the time. You should peruse these sites in their entirety at your leisure to find what works best for you, and develop your own set of favorites for the region you fly in.
Our highlights will get you started in the right direction right away.
NAV CANADA
NAV Canada
Pacific Region
Terminal Forecasts / METAR - TAF
Graphical Area Forecast (GFA)
Upper Wind Text (FDs)
Upper Wind Graphic (FDs)
Route Data
NOTAMs
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
Environment Canada Home - Full service Canadian and Global Weather site
Text Forecasts
Radar Imagery
Satellite Imagery
Western Canada - Visible
Western North America - Visible
North Pacific - Visible
WEATHER LINKS
COLA & IGES Home - Weather and Climate Data
Weather Forecasts
North America - Short Range (GFS)
North America - Medium Range (GFS)
Western Canada - 3 Day Forecast of Precipitation and Temperature
NOAA - National Weather Service
Short Range Forecast
Medium Range Forecast
Weather Underground - Global Weather Forecasts
ADDS - Long Range Prog. Charts & Detailed Upper Wind Forecasts
Intellicast - N. American Forecasts, Maps and Satellite Images
Pacific & West Coast High Resolution Satellite Imagery
Local Weather Links
BC weather cams
Local Radar (Victoria, Vancouver and WA State)
Jet Stream
