A convective weather graphic element generator system implemented on an aircraft, the system comprising: a weather radar configured to receive weather radar returns from convective weather and stratiform weather in proximity to the aircraft, and configured to generate weather reflectivity information; a processing system configured to: determine that a type of weather detected by the weather radar includes convective weather; determine a value associated with the detected convective weather based on the received weather radar returns, compare the value associated with the detected convective weather with a threshold, and generate a graphic element (202a, 202b, 202c, 202d, 202f, 202h, 202i, 202j, 210, 212, 214, 216) indicating a region of airspace within the detected convective weather, wherein the region of airspace has its respective value associated with the detected convective weather exceeding the threshold; and a display configured to concurrently present the weather reflectivity information generated by the weather radar and the graphic element associated with the convective weather, wherein the weather reflectivity information is presented on the display to indicate the location of the convective weather and the stratiform weather, wherein the graphic element is superimposed over the weather reflectivity information of a corresponding area, and wherein portions of both the presented graphic element and the presented weather reflectivity information of the corresponding area are concurrently visible on the display. a weather radar configured to receive weather radar returns from convective weather and stratiform weather in proximity to the aircraft, and configured to generate weather reflectivity information; a processing system configured to: determine that a type of weather detected by the weather radar includes convective weather; determine a value associated with the detected convective weather based on the received weather radar returns, compare the value associated with the detected convective weather with a threshold, and generate a graphic element (202a, 202b, 202c, 202d, 202f, 202h, 202i, 202j, 210, 212, 214, 216) indicating a region of airspace within the detected convective weather, wherein the region of airspace has its respective value associated with the detected convective weather exceeding the threshold; and determine that a type of weather detected by the weather radar includes convective weather; determine a value associated with the detected convective weather based on the received weather radar returns, compare the value associated with the detected convective weather with a threshold, and generate a graphic element (202a, 202b, 202c, 202d, 202f, 202h, 202i, 202j, 210, 212, 214, 216) indicating a region of airspace within the detected convective weather, wherein the region of airspace has its respective value associated with the detected convective weather exceeding the threshold; and a display configured to concurrently present the weather reflectivity information generated by the weather radar and the graphic element associated with the convective weather, wherein the weather reflectivity information is presented on the display to indicate the location of the convective weather and the stratiform weather, wherein the graphic element is superimposed over the weather reflectivity information of a corresponding area, and wherein portions of both the presented graphic element and the presented weather reflectivity information of the corresponding area are concurrently visible on the display.