METAR

Meaning of METAR in English

METeorological Aviation Report

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METAR — Acronym for METeorological Aerodrome Report. It is the primary observation code used in the United States to satisfy requirements for …
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METAR/SPECI CODE — WMO code forms (FM 15-X Ext: METAR and FM 16-X Ext: SPECI) consisting of abbreviations, contractions, numbers, plain language, and …
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METAR/SPECI — An evaluation of select weather elements from a point or points on or near the ground according to a set …
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TYPE OF REPORT — A code (METAR, SPECI) included in the weather report to indicate the content of the observation, and to indicate whether …
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PEAK WIND SPEED — The maximum instantaneous wind speed since the last METAR that exceeded 25 knots:
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BODY OF REPORT — That portion of a METAR or SPECI beginning with the type of report and ending with the altimeter setting:
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TREND — a two-hour 'significant weather' forecast appended to a routine (or special) weather report intended for aviation purposes. (see also METAR).
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SQUALL — A sudden onset of strong winds with speeds increasing to at least 16 knots (18 miles per hour) and sustained …
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SPECI — (see METAR)
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SNOW SHOWER — Frozen precipitation in the form of snow, characterized by its sudden beginning and ending. It is reported as "SHSN" in …
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SNOW PELLETS — Frozen precipitation in the form of white, round or conical opaque grains of ice. Their diameter ranges from 0.08 to …
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SNOW GRAINS — Frozen precipitation in the form of very small, white, opaque grains of ice. The solid equivalent of drizzle. It is …
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SNOW FLURRY/FLURRIES — Light showers of snow, generally very brief without any measurable accumulation. May be reported as "SHSN--" in an observation and …
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SNOW — Frozen precipitation in the form of white or translucent ice crystals in complex branched hexagonal form. It most often falls …
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SLEET — Also known as ice pellets, it is winter precipitation in the form of small bits or pellets of ice that …
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SHOWER — Precipitation from a convective cloud that is characterized by its sudden beginning and ending, changes in intensity, and rapid changes …
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SANDSTORM — A strong wind carrying sand particles through the air. They are low level occurences, usually only ten feet in height …
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SAND — Loose particles of hard, broken rock or minerals. In observing, sand is reported when particles of sand are raised to …
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REMARKS — Plain language or coded data added to the body of the METAR/SPECI to report significant information not provided for in …
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PARTIAL OBSCURATION — Denotes that 1/8th or more of the sky, but not all of the sky, is hidden by any surface-based phenomena …
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OBSCURATION — Any phenomena in the atmosphere, excluding precipitation, that reduces horizontal visibility. According to the National Weather Service, some of the …
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MEAN WIND — The atmosphere in motion near the surface of the earth (the 'wind') exhibits marked variations over very short periods of …
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ICE PELLETS — Precipitation in the form of transparent or translucent pellets of ice, which are round or irregular in shape. They have …
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ICE CRYSTALS — Precipitation in the form of slowly falling, singular or unbranched ice needles, columns, or plates. They make up cirriform clouds, …
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HAZE — A suspension of fine dust and/or smoke particles in the air. Invisible to the naked eye, the particles reduce visibility …
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HAIL — Precipitation that originates in convective clouds, such as cumulonimbus, in the form of balls or irregular pieces of ice, which …
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FUNNEL CLOUD — A violent, rotating column of air visibly extending from the base of a towering cumulus or cumulonimbus toward the ground, …
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FREEZING RAIN — Rain that falls as liquid and freezes upon impact to form a coating of glaze on the colder ground or …
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FREEZING FOG — Used to describe the phenomena when fog is present and the air temperature is below 0°C. It is reported as …
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FOG — A visible aggregate of minute water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth, reducing …
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DUSTSTORM — A severe weather condition characterized by strong winds and dust-filled air over a large area. Visibility is reduced to betwen …
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