Hi,

Possible sources for such idea :

http://www.windfinder.com/windreports/windkarte_fr.htm
for wind, or
meteox : http://google.meteox.com/meteox.kmz
in google 
maps<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Fgoogle.meteox.com%2Fmeteox.kmz&ie=UTF8&t=p&ll=48.472921,7.141113&spn=11.67212,16.896973&z=6>
for rain

Adrien


2011/4/24 David Reitter <david.reit...@gmail.com>

> Has anyone looked into downloading real-time METAR (and even TAF) as well
> as radar-derived imagery (current precipitation) based on the current
> location?
> Some of these could be shown on the moving map, and information like
> surface wind could be useful during outlandings. Maybe there are winds-aloft
> reports downloadable somewhere, too.  For METARs,
> http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/metar.shtml works internationally.  It
> should be easy to find the nearest METAR provider.
>
> I have just today set up my iPaq 310 to connect to an iPhone (Personal
> Hotspot) via Bluetooth PAN and EDGE/GPRS.  This was relatively simple.  I
> would expect that in-flight connectivity will be patchy, but occasional
> automatic updates when a signal is available would be sufficient.  The
> advent of modern (Android powered) devices with 3G connectivity could make
> real-time data download a feature attractive to many.
>
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