FSX not downloading real-world weather

[Mr._Ryan]

For some reason, FSX is not downloading real-world weather for me. I have set the firewall to "allow" for FSX. When I click on real world weather (static) and "OK," it goes through the download process and ostensibly loads it into FSX, but I always get the same thing: 59* F, 53* F dewpoint, wind at 0 knots, etc. It's not even close (it's 95 flipping degrees here right now).

Any ideas?

[Daube]

There are two possible reasons:
- the weather next to your place is not available. Might happen sometimes. Try somewhere else.
- there is something linked to the Internet Explorer cache that has to be emptied. Launch IE and delete the temporary files, then try again.

[Mr._Ryan]

Thanks. Some of them seem at least close after that, but I tried Albany, NY, NYC, a bunch in my area, and none of them are even close. Pretty odd.

[Mr._Ryan]

Any other suggestions?

[steelerspilot]

Same think happened to me today. Tried to use real world weather for McCurdo Station in Antartica. it said 59 degrees and winds at 0 knots. 59 degrees in Antartica!!!!!!!!! NOT POSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!

[Mr._Ryan]

Same think happened to me today. Tried to use real world weather for McCurdo Station in Antartica. it said 59 degrees and winds at 0 knots. 59 degrees in Antartica!!!!!!!!! NOT POSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!

That's what I get no matter where I try to download the weather from - 59 degrees, no wind, dew point 59, etc.

[ShaneG_old]

This is how we fixed this issue in FS2004, not sure if it works in FSX though.   ;)

When you play Microsoft Flight Simulator and turn on the Real-World Weather feature, the weather in the game may either be incorrect or may stay the same every day.

-CAUSE

This issue may occur if your Temporary Internet Files folder contains old copies of the weather data files, and the files are not replaced with new information.

-RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, empty your temporary Internet files folder before you turn on Real-World Weather. To do this, follow these steps:

#1 Quit Flight Simulator.
#2 Start Internet Explorer.
#3 On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
#4 On the General tab, click Delete Files under Temporary Internet files, and then click OK.
#5 Start Flight Simulator, and then open the flight that you want to fly.
#6 On the World menu, click Weather.
#7 Click to select the Local Weather check box, and then click Real-world weather.
#8 Click OK.
#9 Flight Simulator updates the weather to the current conditions for the flight's current location.