Nexus Tether
Balloon tether weather and operational awareness for real event use.
Nexus Tether is a free, lightweight tool for balloon tether operations, night glows, displays, festivals and commercial event teams. It focuses on the information a tether pilot or organiser needs quickly: current conditions, wind, gusts, rain risk, radar, map awareness and a simple operational log.
What it does
Current tether conditions
Quick wind, gust, weather and rain-risk summary for the selected tether site.
Time stepping
Step through the forecast window to see how conditions may change through the event.
Extra MET
Additional weather detail such as QNH, cloud, visibility, dew point and surface wind without leaving the tether workflow.
Windy radar
Embedded radar context for checking showers and approaching weather around the site.
Tether map awareness
Map view and surface downwind awareness to support site checks and operational judgement.
Tether log records
Start, finish and save a basic tether summary for operational notes and later review.
Who it is for
Tether pilots
Fast event-site weather checks without opening a full flight-planning workflow.
Event organisers
A simple view of conditions for balloon displays, public events and commercial tethers.
Night glows
Useful for monitoring surface wind, gusts and approaching weather during display operations.
Commercial teams
A free gateway tool for teams who need a practical, easy-to-use tether weather check.
Part of the Nexus Aero family
Nexus Tether was developed from the FlightFlow balloon-planning system after real-world tether and event use showed a clear need for a focused standalone tool.