METAR 101 Flashcards
(151 cards)
1
Q
$
A
Maintenance check indicator
2
Q
+
A
Heavy intensity
3
Q
ACC
A
Altocumulus castellanus
4
Q
ACSL
A
Altocumulus standing lenticular cloud
5
Q
AO2
A
Automated station with precipitation discriminator
6
Q
APCH
A
Approach
7
Q
APRX
A
Approximately
8
Q
AUTO
A
Fully automated report
9
Q
BC
A
Patches
10
Q
BL
A
Blowing
11
Q
C
A
Center (with reference to runway designation)
12
Q
CB
A
Cumulonimbus cloud
13
Q
CC
A
Cloud-cloud lightning
14
Q
cd
A
Candela
15
Q
CHI
A
Cloud-height indicator
16
Q
CIG
A
Ceiling
17
Q
CONS
A
Continuous
18
Q
DOC
A
Department of Commerce
19
Q
DOT
A
Department of Transportation
20
Q
DS
A
Dust storm
21
Q
DSNT
A
Distant
22
Q
DZ
A
Drizzle
23
Q
FAA
A
Federal Aviation Administration
24
Q
FEW
A
Few clouds
25
FIBI
Filed but impracticable to transmit
26
FMH-1
Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 1, Surface Weather Observations & Reports (METAR)
27
-
Light intensity
28
ACFT MSHP
Aircraft mishap
29
AO1
Automated station without precipitation discriminator
30
ALP
Airport location point
31
APRNT
Apparent
32
ATCT
Airport traffic control tower
33
B
Began
34
BKN
Broken
35
BR
Mist
36
CA
Cloud-air lightning
37
CBMAM
Cumulonimbus mammatus cloud
38
CCSL
Cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud
39
CG
Cloud-ground lightning
40
CHINO
Sky condition at secondary location not available
41
CLR
Clear
42
COR
Correction to a previously disseminated observation
43
DOD
Department of Defense
44
DR
Low drifting
45
DSIPTG
Dissipating
46
DU
Widespread dust
47
DVR
Dispatch visual range
48
E
East, ended, estimated ceiling (SAO)
49
FC
Funnel cloud
50
FG
Fog
51
FIRST
First observation after a break in coverage at a manual station
52
FMH2
Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 2, Surface Synoptic Codes
53
FRQ
Frequent
54
FT
Feet
55
FZ
Freezing
56
G
Gust
57
GS
Small hail and/or snow pellets
58
HZ
Haze
59
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
60
INTMT
Intermittent
61
L
Left (with reference to runway designation)
62
LST
Local Standard Time
63
LWR
Lower
64
max
Maximum
65
MI
Shallow
66
MOV
Moved/moving/movement
67
N
North
68
NCDC
National Climate Data Center
69
NOS
National Ocean Survey
70
NOTAM
Notice to Airmen
71
NWS
National Weather Service
72
OFCM
Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
73
OVC
Overcast
74
P
Indicates greater than the highest reportable value
75
PL
Ice Pellets
76
PNO
Precipitation amount not available
77
PRES
Pressure
78
PRESFR
Pressure falling rapidly
79
PWINO
Precipitation identifier sensor not available
80
R
Right (with reference to runway designation)
81
RTD
Routine Delayed (late) Observation
82
RVR
Runway Visual Range
83
RY
Runway
84
SA
Sand
85
FROPA
Frontal passage
86
FU
Smoke
87
FZRANO
Freezing rain sensor not available
88
GR
Hail
89
HLSTO
HLSTO hailstone
90
IC
Ice crystals, in-cloud lightning
91
INCRG
Increasing
92
KT
Knots
93
LAST
Last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station
94
LTG
Lightning
95
M
Minus, less than
96
METAR
Routine weather report provided at fixed intervals
97
min
Minimum
98
MT
Mountains
99
N/A
Not applicable
100
NE
Northeast
101
NOSPECI
No SPECI reports are taken at the station
102
NW
Northwest
103
OCNL
Occasional
104
OHD
Overhead
105
OVR
Over
106
PCPN
Precipitation
107
PK WND
Peak wind
108
PO
Dust/sand whirls (dust devils)
109
PR
Partial
110
PRESRR
Pressure rising rapidly
111
PY
Spray
112
RA
Rain
113
RV
Reportable value
114
RVRNO
RVR system values not available
115
S
Snow, south
116
SCSL
Stratocumulus standing lenticular cloud
117
SCT
Scattered
118
SFC
Surface
119
SH
Shower(s)
120
SLP
Sea-level pressure
121
SM
Statute miles
122
SNINCR
Snow increasing rapidly
123
SPECI
An unscheduled report taken when certain criteria have been met
124
SS
Sandstorm
125
SW
Snow shower, southwest
126
TS
Thunderstorm
127
TWR
Tower
128
UP
Unknown precipitation
129
V
Variable
130
W
West
131
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
132
WSHFT
Wind shift
133
SE
Southeast
134
SG
Snow grains
135
SKC
Sky clear
136
SLPNO
Sea-level pressure not available
137
SN
Snow
138
SP
Snow pellets
139
SQ
Squalls
140
STN
Station
141
TCU
Towering cumulus
142
TSNO
Thunderstorm information not available
143
UNKN
Unknown
144
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
145
VA
Volcanic ash
146
VIS
Visibility
147
VR
Visual range
148
VV
Vertical visibility
149
WG/SO
Working Group for Surface Observations
150
WND
Wind
151
Z
Zulu, i.e., Coordinated Universal Time
