METAR Flashcards
(125 cards)
1
Q
+
A
Heavy intensity
2
Q
-
A
Light 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
AO1
A
Automated station without precipitation discriminator
7
Q
ACFT MSHP
A
Aircraft Mishap
8
Q
APCH
A
Approach
9
Q
APRX
A
Approximately
10
Q
ALP
A
Airport location point
11
Q
APRNT
A
Apparent
12
Q
ATCT
A
Airport Traffic Control Tower
13
Q
AUTO
A
Fully automated report
14
Q
BC
A
Patches
15
Q
B
A
Began
16
Q
BKN
A
Broken
5-7 oktas
17
Q
BL
A
Blowing
18
Q
BR
A
Mist
19
Q
C
A
Center (with reference to runway designation)
20
Q
CA
A
Cloud-air lightning
21
Q
CB
A
Cumulonimbus cloud
22
Q
CBMAM
A
Cumulonimbus mammatus cloud
23
Q
CC
A
Cloud-cloud lightning
24
Q
CCSL
A
Cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud
25
CG
Cloud-ground lightning
26
cd
Candela
27
CHI
Cloud-height indicator
28
CHINO
Sky condition at secondary location not available
29
CLR
Clear
30
CIG
Ceiling
31
CONS
Continuous
32
COR
Correction to a previously disseminated observation
33
DR
Low drifting
34
DS
Duststorm
35
DSNT
Distant
36
DU
Widespread dust
37
DSIPTG
Dissipating
38
DVR
Dispatch visual range
39
DZ
Drizzle
40
FC
Funnel Cloud
41
FG
Fog
42
Few
Few clouds
| 1-2 oktas
43
FRQ
Frequent
44
FROPA
Frontal Passage
45
FU
Smoke
46
FT
Feet
47
FZ
Freezing
48
FZRANO
Freezing rain sensor not available
49
G
Gust/Gusting
50
GR
Hail
51
GS
Small hail and/or snow pellets
52
HZ
Haze
53
IC
Ice crystals,
In cloud lightning
54
INCRG
Increasing
55
INTMT
Intermittent
56
KT
Knots
57
L
Left (with reference to runway designation)
58
Last
Last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station
59
LST
Local Standard Time
60
LWR
Lower
61
LTG
Lightning
62
M
Minus, less than
63
max
Maximum
64
MI
Shallow
65
min
Minimum
66
MT
Mountains
67
MOV
Moved/moving/movement
68
OVC
Overcast
8 oktas
69
OCNL
Occasional
70
OHD
Overhead
71
OVR
Over
72
PCPN
Precipitation
73
P
Indicates greater than the highest reportable value
74
PL
Ice pellets
75
PK WND
Peak Wind
76
PNO
Precipitation amount not available
77
PO
Dust/sand whirls (dust devils)
78
PR
Partial
79
PRES
Pressure
80
PRESFR
Pressure Falling Rapidly
81
PRESRR
Pressure Rising Rapidly
82
PY
Spray
83
R
Right (with reference to runway designation)
84
RA
Rain
85
RTD
Routine Delayed (late) Observation
86
RV
Reportable value
87
RVR
Runway Visual Range
88
RY
Runway
89
RVRNO
Runway visual range system values not available
90
SN
Snow
91
SA
Sand
92
SCSL
Stratocumulus standing lenticular cloud
93
SCT
Scattered
3-4 oktas
94
SFC
Surface
95
SG
Snow grains
96
SKC
Sky clear
0 oktas
97
SH
Showers(s)
98
SLP
Sea Level Pressure
99
SLPNO
Sea level pressure not available
100
SM
Statute miles
101
SNICR
Snow increasing rapidly
102
SP
Snow pellets
103
SQ
Squalls
104
SPECI
An unscheduled report taken when certain criteria have been met
105
SS
Sandstorm
106
STN
Station
107
SW
Snow shower
| or South West depending on context
108
TCU
Towering Cumulus
109
TS
Thunderstorm
110
TWR
Tower
111
TSNO
Thunderstorm information not available
112
UNKN
Unknown
113
UP
Unknown precipitaion
114
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
115
V
Variable
116
VA
Volcanic ash
117
VIS
Visibility
118
VC
In the vicinity
119
VISNO
Visibility at secondary location not available
120
VR
Visual Range
121
VRB
Variable
122
VV
Vertical Visibility
123
WND
Wind
124
WSHFT
Wind shift
125
Z
Zulu
