Aviation

Aviation weather forecasting by the National Weather Service is in support of aircraft operations at national and international airports as well as en-route forecasts of wind and weather.

The Chicago NWS Forecast Office provides forecasts for Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Chicago's Midway Airport, Chicago/West Chicago DuPage County Airport, Greater Rockford Airport, and Gary Airport.

Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAF's):

Taf Decoder

TAF Listings:
     Plotted, Decoded TAFs: http://adds.aviationweather.gov/tafs/

Aviation Forecast Discussion


TAF Tactical Decision Aid   NEW
This product essentially re-codes the TAF into a graphical presentation showing different colors related to impact for each weather parameter (wind, sky, vsby, etc.)

 


AIRMETS and SIGMETS Soaring Forecast for Chicago:

Weather Aloft and Other Aviation Products:

The following links will take you to the Aviation Weather Center located at http://aviationweather.noaa.gov/

Other Aviation Links:

  • NOAA's National Weather Service
  • Chicago, IL Weather Forecast Office
  • 333 West University Drive
  • Romeoville, IL 60446
  • 815-834-1435 8am-8pm
  • Page Author: LOT Webmaster
  • Web Master's E-mail: w-lot.webmaster@noaa.gov
  • Page last modified: March 20th 2008 1:46 PM
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