4D volumetric weather data processing and display

A system, comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive weather data for use in a flight of an aircraft;
• an interface in the aircraft configured to receive selections from a pilot of the aircraft;
• a memory configured to store the received weather data;
• and
• a display screen in the aircraft configured to display weather data;
• a computer processor, configured to:
• separate the received weather data into weather data layers for a plurality of ranges of altitude, wherein each weather data layer corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of ranges of altitude;
• select at least one of the weather data layers, based on received selections from the interface;
• prepare for display weather data in the selected at least one of the weather data layers;
• output, for display on the display screen, the weather data in the selected at least one of the weather data layers;
• analyze the weather data to identify at least one weather hazard;
• and
• upon determining that the identified at least one weather hazard is located in a data layer not selected, output an indication that weather data layers that are not selected for display include at least one weather hazard.

A computer program product for displaying weather information on a display screen in an aircraft, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code comprising:
• computer-readable program code to separate received weather data into weather data layers for a plurality of ranges of altitude, wherein each weather data layer corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of ranges of altitude;
• computer-readable program code to select at least one of the weather data layers;
• computer-readable program code to prepare for display of weather data in the selected at least one of the weather data layers;
• computer-readable program code to output, for display on the display screen, the weather data in the selected at least one of the weather data layers;
• computer-readable program code to analyze the weather data to identify at least one weather hazard;
• and
• computer-readable program code to output an indication that weather data layers that are not selected for display include at least one weather hazard upon determining that the identified at least one weather hazard is located in a data layer that is not selected for display.