DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WEATHER FORECASTING APPLICATION (A CASE STUDY OF SULTAN ABUBAKAR III AIRPOT SOKOTO STATE)

ABSTRACT Design and implementation of weather foresting package for aviation industry is discussed in this research work using Sultan Abubakar II Airpot Sokoto State as a case study. With its objectives research work as follows: To help aviation meteorologists issue accurate weather forecast. To enable aviation industry to make decision on control based on information given etc. This research work reviews the background and general idea of weather forecasting which motivated me to go into the research work and problem faced by aviation industry. Inaccuracy issue of weather forecast the use of manual methods in weather forecast and also in storing or keeping records and its analysis. Some of the methods used in forecasting are as follows: Persistence method, synoptic forecasting, statistical method, synoptic forecasting, statistical method, all narrowing or suggesting better ways of weather forecasting. The language used in this research was visual basic 6.0 that gave the resultant effect of design and implementation of the weather forecasting package that will make forecast of weather conditions faster, accurate and reliable in our society.