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<h1>Local Weather Package - v1.18</h1>
This document describes technical details of the Weather System. For a more user-oriented perspective please refer to this online wiki article: <a href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/Weather" target="_blank">wiki.flightgear.org/Weather</a>.
<h2>1. Introduction</h2>
The aim of a local weather system is to simulate weather phenomena tied to specific locations. Examples for this are a thunderstorm, a rainfront or thermal development. In the case of the thunderstorm, severe rain and turbulence occur in a location a few kilometers in scale, i.e. one can easily view it 'from outside' or fly in and out of this region. Similarly, the development of thermal convection clouds is strongly tied to features of the terrain - thermal development does not occur easily over open water or snow, but it is strong over rock or similar surfaces which heat in the sun. Finally, a rainfront is a phenomenon like a thunderstorm that divides the sky into two regions - one with essentially good visibility and clear sky, the other with severe clouds and rain, and both are visible at the same time.<p>