Easy to Read Aviation Weather via SMS

You don't need an internet connection, just the ability to send and receive SMS texts.

(541) 234-8444

How it Works

Get Informative Aviation Weather
By Simply Texting This Service

Register

Register for an account.

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Pre-load Your Account

Choose a dollar amount to preload into your account.

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Request Weather Via SMS

Text an airport code to this service at (541) 234-8444 and you will receive the weather back in a few seconds!

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About This Service

Born from a Need!

Why this Service?

I fly in the Pacific Northwest for fun and wanted a way to quickly get weather as I flew from airport to airport. Sometimes the airports are remote, where only SMS service is available.

Weather in My Time Zone

Additionally, I wanted to get the weather in my time zone instead of UTC. So SMS Aviation Weather was born.

EASY TO USE

Get Your Aviation Weather via SMS

The weather data delivered by this service is for INFORMATION ONLY! Do not use for flight planning!

No TAF Decoding Needed
No Internet Connection Required
No App to Install
Time Zone Adjustments
Pricing

Just 5 Cents Per Weather Request!

Starter Pack

$ 5
  • 100 requests
Buy

Regular Pack

$ 10
  • 200 requests
Buy

Large Pack

$ 20
  • 400 requests
Buy
SMS Aviation WX (FAQs)

Frequently Asked Questions

01. How do I use the service?

First, lets get this out of the way - YOU CONSENT TO RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES WHEN REQUESTING AVIATION WEATHER FROM THIS SERVICE. First you need a 4 character airport code like KPDX (Portland International Airport). Basically, you can just text KPDX to (541) 234-8444 and you will receive weather observations in UTC time. If you want to receive the weather observations adjusted for your time zone, first you need to determine your time zone code. Let's say you want your weather based on Mountain Time, and it's daylight savings time. In that case, you text KPDX MDT to (541) 234-8444, and you will receive the weather for KPDX with time offset to Mountain Daylight Time.

02. What time zones are supported?

Time zones supported are:

  • PST (Pacific Standart Time UTC-8)
  • PDT (Pacific Daylight Time UTC-7)
  • MST (Mountain Standard Time UTC-7)
  • MDT (Mountain Daylight Time UTC-6)
  • CST (Central Standard Time UTC-6)
  • CDT (Central Daylight Time UTC-5)
  • EST (Eastern Standard Time UTC-5)
  • EDT (Eastern Daylight Time UTC-4)

03. What is your source of weather information?

This service utilizes weather published by aviationweather.gov.

04. How are TAF/METARs decoded?

This service uses a proprietary decoding algorithm to produce a short translation without losing details.

05. I was sent a raw TAF/METAR. Will I be charged?

This service aims to decode every TAF/METAR requested. However, sometimes the TAF/METARs are not formatted correctly, or we haven't yet developed the algorithm to "understand" rarely used codes. You will not be charged for requests if they are not translated. We are always improving the service to be smarter in decoding TAF/METARs.

06. How do I pay for the service?

You can click one of the account preloading amounts above and pay for it via PayPal. As you make requests, we deduct the service fee of 5 cents per request until your account runs out. You will receive a text indicating that you are low when you have 10, 5 and 1 request left in your account.

07. I have a suggestion/question, who do I contact?

You can contact the developer of the service at smsavwx@milsipr.net

08. How can you make money at only 5 cents per request?

It's not just about the money. The service is useful and even though it isn't a lot, 5 cents per request will keep it running into the future.