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Are the clouds moving

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Are the clouds moving in MSFS weather system? or are they just static?

Without starting a discussion again in Prepar3d with Active Sky the clouds move with the wind / system.

But standing now at the airport the clouds in MSFS just hang steady in the sky

Live weather clouds move, I don't know about preset or those injected by other programs.

Edited by Tuskin38

I'm pretty sure they move. I've been standing looking over a plane I was painting loaded up in the sim before and seem to have noticed the reflections moving. Looked up at the clouds and they were moving along very slowly.

James

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Ok will take a better look!

Not sure whether they are or not.  I'll jump in and crank the wind up to 25 knots and have a look later.  I believe they are moving though.

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They move in live weather. As a matter of fact I was sitting on the runway the other night and was watching fog roll in across the runway.  

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They do move accordingly with Weather Force as they do in live weather: 

 

 

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The weather does move in presets as well. You can spawn in rain and if you sit on the runway long enough the rain clears.

Not sure.  We have no rotary wing aircraft....

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42 minutes ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

The weather does move in presets as well. You can spawn in rain and if you sit on the runway long enough the rain clears.

Clouds do move in presets, however the weather is static/global and doesn't change from its original state. Rainfall is hooked to clouds in MSFS, that's why the rain seems to 'clear'.

The presets in Weather Force are dynamic, meaning the weather is ever changing.

Tim Fuchs
Managing Partner
REX SIMULATIONS 

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support www.rexaxis.com

I've gotten stuck in mts. because of cloud banks rolling in on me, weather can change in a hurry "up in them thar hills".

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You can watch sped up footage of MSFS, and see that the clouds do indeed move naturally.

Make a time lapse, they certainly move, They not only move, they change shape. It looks stunning.

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The Rain shafts move beautifully as well.  I have been on a taxiway waiting to line up when I could see one coming towards me across the field.  Next thing, the rain was hammering on the roof.  Very atmospheric.

I can't wait to see the realistic ground snow deposition and ice coverage they have planned for 22nd of December update.  Frozen lakes do you think?

This might be the first step towards proper seasons.

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