F4Wx is a real weather tool for BMS 4.36+ that downloads and converts real weather (GRIB2) for use in the simulator.
This is the first open-source release. The source code is available in this repository under the Apache License 2.0.
Highlights in 2.0.0
- Open-source release — source at https://github.com/syn111/f4wx
- 64-bit (x64) only — Win32/x86 removed
- Improved contrail formation (latitude-aware) and pressure contour overlay (artifacts fixed, H/L labels)
- FMAP version 8 (BMS 4.36+)
- Parallel NOAA GRIB downloads
- Simple update notifier (replaces previous updater)
- Built-in theater presets (replaces external data files)
- NCEPLIBS-g2c for GRIB2 (replaces ecCodes); fewer dependencies
- Version format: major.minor.revision (e.g. 2.0.0)
Requirements
- Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 or later
- Visual C++ Redistributable (x64)
Installation
- Download and extract the release.
- Run F4Wx.exe.
See the README and f4wx/README.txt for the user guide and building from source.