METAR Flashcards
1
Q
SS
A
Sand Storm
2
Q
+
A
Heavy
3
Q
-
A
Light
4
Q
FC
A
Funnel Cloud
5
Q
SQ
A
Squalls
6
Q
SN
A
Snow
7
Q
RA
A
Rain
8
Q
DZ
A
Drizzle
9
Q
VA
A
Volcanic Ash
10
Q
PRES UNSTDY
A
Pressure Unsteady
11
Q
PRESS RR
A
Pressure Rising Rapidly
12
Q
PATCH FG S
A
Patchy Fog South
13
Q
FG DSIPTG
A
Fog Dissipating
14
Q
- RA OCNLY + RA
A
Light Rain Occasionally Heavy Rain
15
Q
TS OVHD MOVG E
A
Thunderstorm Overhead Moving East
16
Q
PY
A
Spray
17
Q
HZ
A
Haze
18
Q
SA
A
Sand
19
Q
DU
A
Dust
20
Q
FU
A
Smoke
21
Q
FG
A
Fog
22
Q
BR
A
Mist
23
Q
TS
A
Thunderstorm
24
Q
SH
A
Showers
25
SKC
Sky Clear
26
VV
Indefinite Ceiling
27
OVC
Overcast (8/8 of sky obscured)
28
BKN
Broken (5/8 - 7/8 of sky obscured)
29
DS
Dust Storm
30
MI
Shallow
31
BC
Patched
32
BL
Blowing
33
PR
Partial
34
SG
Snow Grain
35
PL
Ice Pellets
36
GR
Hail
37
GS
Small Hail or Snow Pellets
38
PO
Dust/Sand Whirls
39
SCT025
2500 (two thousand five hundred) scattered
40
BKN120
Ceiling 12000 (one two thousand) broken
41
CIG005V010
Ceiling variable between 500 and 1000
42
VV002
Indefinite Ceiling 200
43
WSHFT
Windshift
44
SPECI
Aviation weather report taken after an aircraft mishap or a significant weather change
45
+TSRAGR
Heavy Thunderstorm, Rain, Hail
46
SCT
Scattered (3/8 - 4/8 of sky obscured)
47
FEW
"Few clouds at___ " (less than 2/8 of sky obscured)
48
FC+
Funnel Cloud, Tornado, Water Sprout
49
IC
Ice Crystal
50
FZ
Freezing
51
DR
Drifting
52
VIRGA
Virga (precipitation not reaching the ground)
