precipitation and fog needs improvement

[cepact 517]

It seems like precipitation can't be affected to a cloud layer, am I wrong ? it's just configured via general parameters of the weather

so what layer of cloud is generating the precipitation ? only the lowest one ? that's not good...

also, there is literally no fog.. I tried clouds at lowest altitude but the visibility can't be reduced very much

[MarkSC 122]

I flew live weather in Alaska about an hour ago, and there was wonderful fog. 

[Pevenhull 39]

XP11 gets its weather info from METAR. Is MSFS2020 the same?

eg EGOS 182120Z 32001KT 9999 FEW040 16/15 Q1007

A few clouds at 4000 ft.

How does the Weather software interpret this? What type of cloud? 

[Concodroid 84]

1 hour ago, cepact said:

also, there is literally no fog.. I tried clouds at lowest altitude but the visibility can't be reduced very much

There is. It's aerosol. And with my testing, I can reduce visibility so much that i can't see something directly in front of me.

Edited August 18, 2020 by Concodroid

[Pevenhull 39]

Here's the METAR for Birmingham BHX EGBB. Wednesday morning 19/8/20.

EGBB 190620Z 15008KT 9999 FEW004 OVC005 16/15 Q1005

Here is the TAF MSFS will deal with to sort the weather conditions today.

EGBB 190501Z 1906/2006 19004KT 9999 SCT030 TEMPO 1906/1908 9000 BKN009 BECMG 1908/1911 13010KT TEMPO 1908/1918 7000 RA BKN014 PROB40 TEMPO 1908/1918 14015G25KT 4000 +RA BKN005 BECMG 1915/1918 19010KT PROB30 TEMPO 1918/1921 BKN014 TEMPO 1921/2002 7000 RA BKN010 PROB40 TEMPO 1921/2002 21015G25KT 4000 +RA BKN008 PROB30 TEMPO 2003/2006 20015G25KT

"TEMPO 1921/2002 21015G25KT 4000 +RA BKN008" 15 knot wind gusting to 25 from 210 degs. Heavy rain from Broken cloud at 800 ft.

Check it out later.

A typical British summer's day.