METARs TAFs and SIGMETs

NWS METAR: NZAA NZWN NZCH - with 24hr summary
Surface data time series - graph/text - Uni of Wyoming
» or direct to text listing for: NZAA NZWN NZCH

ATIS/TAF/METAR: NZAA NZWN NZCH - airservices.gov.au
ATIS/SPAR/SIGMET - Airways IFIS (Internet Flight Information Service) - register for free (non-commercial)

NOAA NWS Aviation Weather Center IFFDP:
» Aus/NZ METARs or TAFs (incl AA/WN/CH) and SIGMETs (incl NZZC)
» SW Pacific Oceanic SIGMETs (incl NZZO)

METAR or TAF - NWS request forms
METAR and TAF combined request - from SkyStef

METAR/TAF decoder

ICAO/IATA codes - Airport Locator lookup form
AirportLinger.com - airport info, google map and weather observation from IATA code

 

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Upper Air

NZ, Chatham and Raoul Islands soundings (tephigam) - MetVUW
Australia/NZ soundings (skew-T + indices) - SevereWeather.ch
Australia/NZ soundings - BoM (login: User bomw0007 Pass aviation)
NZ/Global soundings/text - Wyoming Uni

Satellite derived cloud-track winds - East Australia region
Satellite derived cloud-track winds - from NRL

Pacific CAT forecast loop - NOAA/NESDIS from NCEP GFS model

 

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Charts

NOAA NWS Aviation Weather Center IFFDP - SIGWX and Wind/Temp charts

WAFS T4 Graphics Broadcast - global sigwx charts (images in .TIF format)

 

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Volcanic Info

New Zealand

VAAC Wellington - for current advisories

GeoNet NZ Volcano Activity - with Alert Level Summary, also see recent Volcano Alert Bulletins
GNS Science - NZ Volcanoes - with a daily ashfall prediction map

Global

VAAC Montreal
VAAC Washington
VAAC Anchorage
VAAC Darwin

VAAC Montreal products - current and recent, incl CANERM
NOAA HYSPLIT Model - Volcanic Ash Transport and Dispersion

OMI SO2 Column - composite images via NOAA, also volcano specific images

Volcano World - current volcanic activity reports and information
Active Volcano Map - via Google Maps
Weekly volcano report - from Smithsonian Inst. & USGS (with map - req. Java)

 

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Flight Info

Arrivals / Departures

Auckland Airport
Wellington Airport
Christchurch Airport

Air New Zealand
Qantas

Other Organisations

Airways New Zealand

CAA - Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
» ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices

ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization
» ANB - Air Navigation Bureau
» MET/AIM - Meteorology/Aeronautical Information Management Section

WMO - World Meteorological Organization
» AeMP/CAeM - Aeronautical Meteorology Programme & Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology