It can be convincing (although there was a FEW layer in 4000 ft in the sim)
and not
Trying to summarize what transpired so far:
Notwithstanding the fundamental discussion if METAR based weather depiction is desirable, the current implementation shows the following flaws:
- weather depiction in general often seems generic, was more specific and “admirable” before SU7
- cloud height is off: clouds on ground level or around 1000 ft. below reported height (MSL/AGL bug?)
- different cloud layers in METAR area not depicted correctly (height, coverage)
- overcast is not present
- haze is overdone, especially in the US (10 sm issue?)
- wind does not take magnetic variation into account
- wind in METAR area is absolutely linear as reported, very unnatural, was better and yet accurate before SU7
- visibility not always convincing
- noticeable transitions
- several server outages
I still hope we’ll get improvement after the Thanksgiving holidays, otherwise I’d suggest to admit that the first attempt isn’t living up to their and our expectations, revert to the “old” system and go back to the drawing board.