Another problem that MSFS has not gotten right so far: Glaciers extending down from the Greenland ice cap into the fjords (I wanted to re-create what I saw in reality) are not existing. Famous, oft-visited Ilulissat Icefjord which is part of

Disko Bay, is nowhere to be seen. There is water all the way up to the actual coast line in MSFS, but the huge, thick glacier that attracts all the visitors is missing. Strange: While they keep telling us that MS Bing Maps satellite images are used under the MSFS scenery, here it is not implemented. I have attached here a section of Bing Satellite Maps, where the glacier and icebergs are showing correctly.

 

On 12/7/2024 at 5:46 PM, ryanbatc said:

NO clue with AFS but there was a snow map generated by meteoblue for 2020.

I found it to be somewhat accurate.

Maybe it's not anymore?

The problem is still this: Meteoblue can give you snow extending from the highest mountains to a certain radius from there, but it does not know the ELEVATION. In real weather mode, in the Alps, there is snow on the ground, say, in April, at 18 deg. Celsius, near the highest areas, but at the same altitude, farther away from the peaks, there is no snow. Meteoblue has not done anything about this big error in MSFS2020. I have, e.g. two airports less than 20 miles apart, take off at the one closer to the mountains, and land on the other one which is at the same elevation, enough far distant from the peaks, with no snow. In reality, neither should have snow at 1450 ft ASL at 18 degrees C.

On 12/7/2024 at 5:55 PM, micstatic said:

I've always had lots of issues in places like alaska.  The meteoblue snow map would get tricked by sharp elevation changes.  Things like nearby mountain peaks with snow.  Then the sim would put snow also at low areas near the mountains when not actually correct. 

Same  here, in April 2025. At sea level, you get snow as soon as you are close to the highest peaks in the area, which must be the ones that have a real snow coverage year-round. This is global, goes for the Alps, where I live and fly, too.