metars Flashcards
(112 cards)
1
Q
B -
A
began
2
Q
BC
A
patches
3
Q
BL
A
blowing
4
Q
BR
A
mist
5
Q
DR
A
low drifting
6
Q
DS
A
dust storm
7
Q
DU
A
widespread dust
8
Q
DZ
A
drizzle
9
Q
E -
A
ended
(or east, or estimated ceiling)
10
Q
FC
A
funnel cloud
11
Q
+FC
A
well-developed funnel cloud
tornado
water spout
12
Q
FG
A
fog
13
Q
FU
A
smoke
14
Q
FZ
A
freezing
15
Q
GR
A
hail
16
Q
GS
A
small hail
snow pellets (<1/4)
17
Q
HZ
A
haze
18
Q
IC
A
ice crystals
or in-cloud lightning
19
Q
MI
A
shallow
20
Q
PL
A
ice pellets
21
Q
PO
A
dust/sand whirls
aka dust devils
22
Q
PR
A
partial
23
Q
PY
A
spray
24
Q
RA
A
rain
25
SA
sand
26
SG
snow grains
27
SH
shower(s)
28
SN
snow
29
SQ
squalls
30
SS
sandstorm
31
TS
thunderstorm
32
UP
unknown precipitation
33
VA
volcanic ash
34
VC
in the vicinity
35
-
light intensity
36
+
heavy intensity
37
P
greater than highest reportable value
38
M
minus OR less than
39
B
began
40
E
ended
41
BKN
5/8 - 7/8 coverage
42
CB
cumulonimbus
43
CLR
clear
(sky clear at or below 12000AGL)
44
OVC
8/8 coverage
44
FEW
0/8 - 2/8 coverage
45
SCT
3/8 - 4/8
46
SKC
sky clear
47
TCU
towering cumulus
48
A01
automated observation without precipitation discrimination
49
A02
automated observation with precipitation discrimination
50
A3000
altimeter 30.00 in Hg
51
AMD
amended forecast
52
AUTO
fully automated report
53
BECMG
becoming...
54
BECMG 0002
becoming 00 to 02 Z
55
CAVU
ceiling and visibility unlimited
56
COR
correction to a previously published observation
57
DSNT
distant
58
FM
from...
59
FM 0200
from 0200 Z
60
FROPA
frontal passage
61
LDG
landing
62
M
minus (below zero)
63
NO
not available
64
NSW
no significant weather
65
P6SM
more than 6 sm
66
PK WND
peak wind
67
PRESFR
pressure falling rapidly
68
PRESRR
pressure rising rapidly
69
69
PROB40
probability of 40%
70
R04
runway 04
71
RMK
remarks
72
RWY
runway
73
RVRNO
runway visual range not available
74
SFC VIS
surface visibility
75
SLP
sea level pressure
add 10 to numbers given
76
SLPNO
sea level pressure not available
77
SM
statute miles
78
SPECI
special report
79
TEMPO
temporarily...
80
TEMPO 0002
temporarily 00 to 02 Z
81
T02560179
temperature 25.6
dew point 17.9
82
TWR VIS
tower visibility
83
V
variable
84
VRB
variable
criteria: wind speed > 6 kts, direction varies > 60 degrees
85
VRB VIS
variable visibility
86
VV
vertical visibility
aka indefinite ceiling
ex: fog, smoke, blowing snow
87
WS
wind shear
88
WSHFT
wind shift
89
LTG
lightning
90
LWR
lower
91
MOV
moved/moving/movement
92
MT
mountains
93
N/A
not applicable
94
OCNL
occasional
95
OHD
overhead
96
OVR
over
97
PCPN
precipitation
98
PNO
precipitation amount not available
99
PRES
pressure
100
PWINO
precipitation identifier sensor not available
101
RTD
route delayed (late) observation
102
RV
reportable value
103
RVR
runway visual range
104
SNINCR
snow increasing rapidly
105
SP
snow pellets
106
SW
snow shower
or southwest
107
TSNO
thunderstorm information not available
108
UNKN
unknown
109
VISNO
visibility at secondary location not available
110
VR
visual range
