Ok, after much debate, I just purchased ASE.

 

Loaded up local weather and it seemed OK.

 

However, I loaded up a few other locations, and seemed to get weather without much variation - I tried a few different spots and got relatively low cumulus with a higher overcast, and blue sky showing beneath all. This was a few different locations around the country.

 

Thinking I may have just chosen similar conditions, I went to my maps to find a few spots with thunderstorms. I tried a place in Louisiana, but only got some light rain.

 

Now, I went to San Diego, and got a spot with an 800 ft ceiling, but continued to climb and the visibility remained at about 30 miles with light haze.

 

There is a nearly continuous scrolling of the green bar telling me stations are being updated.

 

Am I missing something/doing something wrong here?

 

I have questions about "snapshots" too but one thing at a time I guess.

 

Thanks,

Andrew

Could it be your fsx weather that is taking over? All is working spot on here.

Do you have a registered fuispc?

 

 

David DD

Hi David-

 

Not sure how to know if fsx weather is "taking over" - can I check this?

 

I do not have any version of fuispc.

 

thanks,

Andrew

Hi David-

 

Not sure how to know if fsx weather is "taking over" - can I check this?

 

I do not have any version of fuispc.

 

thanks,

Andrew

 

As far as I remember FSX can't take over. If ASE is running it will overwrite FSX own weather.

Have you "refreshed" the weather after changing locations?

I'm having the same problem!! Just got AS 2012 ;yesterday, and right now am not a happy camper. The weather en route does NOT change as the Active Sky map shows. I get constant updated green bars, but it does NOT change FSX to real weather. I may take off someplace with moderate rain, low overcast, etc., fly someplace a hundred miles away, that according to Active Sky should have about the same condtions - but when I arrive it's partially cloudy, no rain, wind almost opposite, etc.. When I check the FSX map view, it's showing what I'm actually experienceing, and where it's getting the data I have no idea - I thought Active Sky was supposed to rule, regardless!!!!

I'll be flying along with rain and lightening, then in a flash it's scattered clouds and picnic weather, even though the Active Sky map is showing all kinds of crap ahead.

I have fuispc, but it has all weather options OFF.

Follow up to yesterdays post. I was suspecting SimConnect wasn't updating en route, so I loaded up the old ASX, which uses it also, and it worked fine. Changed Wx Options setting "Direct Weather Control" to "Standard", rebooted AS 2012, and then flew a long IMC flight all around Minnesota through thunderstorms, rain, etc., and it updated as expected, with nice visual effects!! Don't know if this was a one time aberation, as I haven't tried any flights since then, but at least it worked once... :)