Let it snow! Official snow season in MSFS

[ual763 361]

45 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said:

Is that even info that you can get from weather services?

Yes!  

It was mentioned a while back after the weather discovery video, that the source MS/ASOBO is using for their weather data is MeteoBlue.  MeteoBlue has estimated snow depth maps.  They also have detailed cloud type maps.  I strongly recommend checking out their website.  Some cool thing on there concerning weather.

https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather-maps/princeton_united-states-of-america_5102922?variable=precipitation3h_cloudcover_pressure&level=surface&lines=none&mapcenter=40.3487N-74.6590&zoom=6

The best part — It’s no longer reliant on just METARs.  The data is available across the entire planet using this source.  Even detailed cloud data over oceans, as well as maps detailing wave/swell heights and sea/lake ice coverage worldwide!  It’s possibly the coolest thing about the new sim. The options are endless for MS/ASOBO with data like this.  Don’t be surprise if we see icebergs floating around in the release candidate!

Edited January 2, 2020 by ual763

[Tuskin38 6,502]

14 minutes ago, ual763 said:

Yes!  

It was mentioned a while back after the weather discovery video, that the source MS/ASOBO is using for their weather data is MeteoBlue. 

 

Ah that’s very cool

Edited January 2, 2020 by 188AHC
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[188AHC 2,138]

Come on Fellows, a little help here. 

Please stop quoting long quotes. Generally the first paragraph is all that's needed. 

Again, this hurts members with slow internet or data caps. 

 

[David Mills 4,763]

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[fppilot 4,371]

One of my first flights will be from the Alaska mainland out over the Aleutian Islands to Adak.

[HughesMDflyer4 470]

23 minutes ago, 188AHC said:

Please stop quoting long quotes.

Sorry for going a bit off topic with this reply, but for what it's worth, bandwidth is a non-issue in this case. The images and ads on this site, relatively speaking, use far more bandwidth than any reply ever will.

As an example, saving this page and its content to my desktop results in a roughly 2.6 MB folder. The HTML that makes up your reply is 240 bytes (0.00024 MB) I think the bigger issue with quoting an entire post is that it just makes topics obnoxious to read, which I can totally understand.

[b737800 470]

4 minutes ago, HughesMDflyer4 said:

Sorry for going a bit off topic with this reply, but for what it's worth, bandwidth is a non-issue in this case. The images and ads on this site, relatively speaking, use far more bandwidth than any reply ever will.

As an example, saving this page and its content to my desktop results in a roughly 2.6 MB folder. The HTML that makes up your reply is 240 bytes (0.00024 MB) I think the bigger issue with quoting an entire post is that it just makes topics obnoxious to read, which I can totally understand.

I was just writing essentially the same thing. Even including images in a reply is no big deal unless you're using the world's dumbest browser. There is plenty of other bloat included on these pages (eg javascript that is not minified and full of comments).

The only thing that needs changing is a tiny piece of CSS that sets a maximum height to the quote block. Much easier to change 1 piece of code than it is to try and change the behaviour of every human.

[Tuskin38 6,502]

If you watch the video closely, the snow isn't an equal blanket on the scenery, lower elevation areas get filled with snow before the higher elevation areas do.

Also wow, Chicago looks great.

They even have light snow that looks like it was blown onto the roads

Edited January 2, 2020 by Tuskin38

[reignman40 450]

58 minutes ago, fppilot said:

One of my first flights will be from the Alaska mainland out over the Aleutian Islands to Adak.

I might have to do the same. My grandpa was there (Kiska) in 1943. I've never flown there in FS now that I think about it...

[Skywolf 992]

I am sold - I just can't wait - I have been sold for a while.  Just waiting to see what LM will do next.

[regis9 4,014]

The internet: MSFS will not have seasons.

MSFS team: hold my beer and watch this!

Looks amazing, just one more reason I can't wait for this sim to be released!

[Noodle 626]

Anyone able to post a zoomed in view of the snow-covered airport? I'm on mobile and can't do it myself. Curious how they've handled runways and such.

[overspeed3 410]

I say, bring it on Microsoft, bring it on! 

Snow?   I'd like to go into Winter hibernation, and wake up  on a warm, sunny day to find MSFS2020 on my PC... 

[Romeo_Tango 143]

4 hours ago, B777ER said:

I imagine its fairly easy to put a layer of white over all Bing images which is just what this is. To alter Bing images for spring and autumn with browns, reds, yellows and greens is much much harder. Be surprised if we have 4 seasons.

Why so negative? Everything we have seen so far has exceeded everything the community could have hoped for just a few years back.

I am just amazed at what has come from what was essentially just an experiment.

I say thank you Microsoft and Asobo, keep amazing us, but as a previous poster said, don't  forget to release the sim while doing so.

[Shug 210]

Release date is sometime in the next 363 days. Am counting the days down!!