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This is probably a stupid question and I'm just missing something basic but how do I get multiple cloud layers via simconnect? When I look at the documentation for WeatherSetObservation both the partial obscuration and sky conditions sections of the METAR string say they don't allow multiple entries. So how do I set two or more distinct cloud layers like the weather dialog allows?

thanks,
 
Ferb said:
This is probably a stupid question and I'm just missing something basic but how do I get multiple cloud layers via simconnect? When I look at the documentation for WeatherSetObservation both the partial obscuration and sky conditions sections of the METAR string say they don't allow multiple entries. So how do I set two or more distinct cloud layers like the weather dialog allows?

thanks,
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Maybe you cannot with the current versions of simconnect ?

Geoff_D
 
Pete Dowson said:
I don't see where it says you can't have multiple cloud layer entries, and FSUIPC4, ASX and other programs certainly ignore any such assumption without trouble.

Pete
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Then what am I missing? In the help file under SimConnect_WeatherSetObservation where the Metar data format is described there is a column labeled Multiple Entries. For both Partial Obscuration and Sky Conditions it says No for multiple entries. And when I put multiple entries they don't work.

Maybe I'm doning something else wrong. Could someone show me an example Metar string that will set up two cloud layers?

Steve
 
Ferb said:
Maybe I'm doning something else wrong. Could someone show me an example Metar string that will set up two cloud layers?
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Easy enough to generate one. With FSUIPC4 installed (it doesn't need registering), enable Weather logging, then use any FSUIPC-using weather program, or my own WeatherSet2, to create multiple cloud layers for a specific weather station, so that it gets sent to FSX and logged. Check the FSUIPC4.Log file. Here's an example with four cloud layers made that way:

214328 Setting Weather: "EGCC 051001Z 00501KT&D905NG 00702KT&A905NG 26217KT&A1749NG 24920KT&A1923NG 25021KT&A2664NG 24722KT&A3578NG 24626KT&A5407NG 24626KT&A5923NG 24627KT&A7236NG 24627KT&A9065NG 24626KT&A10284NG 24726KT&A11808NG 44KM&B-635&D29991 6CU017&CU010RNVR000T 2CU054&CU040FNVN000N 6CI391&CI002FNVN000N 2CI495&CI002FNVN000T 13/04&A0 07/M03&A835 01/M08&A1749 M03/M13&A2664 M09/M20&A3578 M21/M30&A5407 M33/M43&A7236 M45/M55&A9065 M52/M63&A10284 M56/M67&A11808 Q1014 "

You can see the multiple wind layers, then the single visibility layer, then the multiple cloud layers (emboldened), then the multiple temperature layers, and finally the QNH. Maybe you've been getting the ordering wrong? It is quite critical I think.

Regards

Pete
 
Pete Dowson said:
Easy enough to generate one. With FSUIPC4 installed (it doesn't need registering), enable Weather logging, then use any FSUIPC-using weather program, or my own WeatherSet2, to create multiple cloud layers for a specific weather station, so that it gets sent to FSX and logged. Check the FSUIPC4.Log file. Here's an example with four cloud layers made that way:

214328 Setting Weather: "EGCC 051001Z 00501KT&D905NG 00702KT&A905NG 26217KT&A1749NG 24920KT&A1923NG 25021KT&A2664NG 24722KT&A3578NG 24626KT&A5407NG 24626KT&A5923NG 24627KT&A7236NG 24627KT&A9065NG 24626KT&A10284NG 24726KT&A11808NG 44KM&B-635&D29991 6CU017&CU010RNVR000T 2CU054&CU040FNVN000N 6CI391&CI002FNVN000N 2CI495&CI002FNVN000T 13/04&A0 07/M03&A835 01/M08&A1749 M03/M13&A2664 M09/M20&A3578 M21/M30&A5407 M33/M43&A7236 M45/M55&A9065 M52/M63&A10284 M56/M67&A11808 Q1014 "

You can see the multiple wind layers, then the single visibility layer, then the multiple cloud layers (emboldened), then the multiple temperature layers, and finally the QNH. Maybe you've been getting the ordering wrong? It is quite critical I think.

Regards

Pete
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Thanks, that helped. I'm not sure what I was doing wrong but I can get multiple cloud layers now.

Steve
 
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