Weather

WingWrangler pulls live METAR, TAF, and NOTAM data straight into your scheduling and dispatch workflow. You see conditions before you book. You get warnings when minimums aren’t met.

Weather Data Flow

Dashboard Overview

Your weather dashboard breaks down what matters: sky condition, visibility, wind, temp/dewpoint spread, and altimeter setting. Everything decoded from the raw METAR.

A report like KOSH 081753Z 27012G18KT 10SM FEW045 SCT250 22/14 A3012 tells you: wind 270 at 12 gusting 18, 10 statute miles visibility, few clouds at 4,500 AGL, scattered at 25,000, temp 22/dewpoint 14, altimeter 30.12. WingWrangler parses all of it and flags what’s relevant to your configured minimums.

Data	Source	Updates
METAR	Aviation Weather Center	Hourly (SPECI as conditions change)
TAF	Aviation Weather Center	Per issuance schedule
NOTAMs	FAA	As issued

Weather Minimums

You define the floor. WingWrangler checks every METAR and TAF against your configured minimums and fires a warning when conditions drop below them.

Say your school sets 3 SM visibility and 1,000 ft AGL ceiling as the line. A METAR reports 1 1/2SM OVC008 — that’s 1.5 SM vis with an overcast ceiling at 800 AGL. Both below your minimums. WingWrangler flags it immediately on the schedule and dispatch views.

Minimum	Example	Effect
Visibility	3 SM	Warning when reported vis is lower
Ceiling	1000 ft AGL	Warning when ceiling drops below
Wind	20 kts	Warning when sustained wind exceeds
Crosswind	12 kts	Warning when crosswind component exceeds

Configure these in Settings > Weather Minimums. You can set different minimums per aircraft or per student pilot endorsement level.

Weather Warnings

WingWrangler checks current METARs and forecast TAFs against your minimums. Green means VFR and above your limits. Yellow means MVFR — marginal, close to the line. Red means IFR or below your configured minimums.

A TAF forecasting FM082000 18015G25KT 2SM -RA BKN010 for your 20:00Z booking? That’s 2 SM in rain with a broken ceiling at 1,000 AGL. If your gust limit is 20 kts, you’ll see red on the schedule before you even get to the airport.

Note

Weather warnings are advisory. The PIC makes the final go/no-go call. WingWrangler doesn’t ground flights — it makes sure you have the data to decide.

Schedule Integration

When you create a booking, WingWrangler pulls the current METAR and applicable TAF for the scheduled time. The weather indicator shows up right on the booking — no extra clicks to check conditions.

Indicator	Meaning
Green	VFR — all minimums met
Yellow	MVFR — marginal, review conditions
Red	IFR/LIFR — below configured minimums

Data Sources

All weather data comes from official FAA and NWS sources. METARs and TAFs from the Aviation Weather Center. NOTAMs from the FAA NOTAM system.

Caution

NOTAMs displayed here supplement but don’t replace your official preflight briefing obligation. You’re still responsible for obtaining a complete briefing per 14 CFR 91.103.

Configuration

Setting	Purpose
Primary airport	Your home field ICAO identifier (e.g., KOSH). Default weather location for dashboard and dispatch.
Visibility minimum	Threshold in SM. Triggers a warning when METAR/TAF visibility drops below.
Ceiling minimum	Threshold in feet AGL. Triggers a warning when ceiling drops below.
Wind limit	Max sustained wind in knots before warning.
Gust limit	Max gust factor in knots before warning.
Additional stations	Other ICAO stations to monitor (practice areas, alternate airports).

Quick Reference

Task	Path
View current METAR/TAF	Weather Dashboard
Configure minimums	Settings > Weather
Set primary airport	Settings > Weather > Primary
Check booking weather	Booking > Weather tab