METAR and Flightwatch do not match

[greg100o 12]

Last night I set myself to KPDX. The Active Sky METAR said winds from 000 at 00 and the visibility was 10 SM. few at 800 overcast at 5,500. Sitting on the ground at PDX, When I tuned flightwatch it identified PDX and said winds 180 at 09 and visbility at 0.5 mile; few at 800 overcast at 5,500 AND 7,500.In the sim, Vis certainly was not 0.5 miles, more like 10. But the cloud layering was accurate.Why this discrepancy?Refreshing did not change anything.Thanks,Greg

[JSkorna 137]

Hi Greg,The next time this happens can you please cut and paste the METAR here. FlightWatch may be reading the data one way while it is being displayed another.Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/as2004proudsupporter.jpg

[greg100o 12]

This is the METAR corresponding the flightwatch above:KPDX 270255Z 00000KT 10SM -RA FEW008 OVC055 09/09 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP074 P0002 60004 T00940089 53021Greg

[JSkorna 137]

Hi,Looks like an OK METAR. Do you have disable ground updates on?Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/as2004proudsupporter.jpg

[greg100o 12]

No it is not checked.I include the archived weather file, Could you give it a try? Just go to KPDX and hopefully you can hear the same discrepancy on Flightwatch as opposed to METAR on startup.Greg

[greg100o 12]

Try again--file too big to attach.Perhaps you could retrieve it from the weather archive based on the METAR.Greg

[JSkorna 137]

Hi,Got the closest METAR I could and things were fine. Were you in Offline mode when this happened?Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/as2004proudsupporter.jpg

[greg100o 12]

Yes, I was in offline mode. But I downloaded the weather and immediately went to FS 2004 at KPDX. I would guess that there would be no time for the weather to "evolve"Greg

[JSkorna 137]

OK, see in Offline Mode you may have seen some conditions from the TAF while FW reads the METAR. Does FW work for you any other time?Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/as2004proudsupporter.jpg