METAR Flashcards by Bryn Chase | Brainscape

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SS

A

Sand Storm

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+

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Heavy

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-

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Light

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FC

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Funnel Cloud

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SQ

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Squalls

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SN

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Snow

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RA

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Rain

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DZ

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Drizzle

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VA

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Volcanic Ash

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PRES UNSTDY

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Pressure Unsteady

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PRESS RR

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Pressure Rising Rapidly

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PATCH FG S

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Patchy Fog South

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FG DSIPTG

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Fog Dissipating

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RA OCNLY + RA

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Light Rain Occasionally Heavy Rain

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TS OVHD MOVG E

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Thunderstorm Overhead Moving East

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PY

A

Spray

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HZ

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Haze

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SA

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Sand

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DU

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Dust

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FU

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Smoke

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FG

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Fog

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BR

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Mist

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TS

A

Thunderstorm

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SH

A

Showers

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SKC

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Sky Clear

Q

VV

A

Indefinite Ceiling

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OVC

A

Overcast (8/8 of sky obscured)

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BKN

A

Broken (5/8 - 7/8 of sky obscured)

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DS

A

Dust Storm

Q

MI

A

Shallow

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BC

A

Patched

Q

BL

A

Blowing

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PR

A

Partial

Q

SG

A

Snow Grain

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PL

A

Ice Pellets

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GR

A

Hail

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GS

A

Small Hail or Snow Pellets

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PO

A

Dust/Sand Whirls

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SCT025

A

2500 (two thousand five hundred) scattered

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BKN120

A

Ceiling 12000 (one two thousand) broken

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CIG005V010

A

Ceiling variable between 500 and 1000

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VV002

A

Indefinite Ceiling 200

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WSHFT

A

Windshift

Q

SPECI

A

Aviation weather report taken after an aircraft mishap or a significant weather change

Q

+TSRAGR

A

Heavy Thunderstorm, Rain, Hail

Q

SCT

A

Scattered (3/8 - 4/8 of sky obscured)

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FEW

A

“Few clouds at___ “ (less than 2/8 of sky obscured)

Q

FC+

A

Funnel Cloud, Tornado, Water Sprout

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IC

A

Ice Crystal

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FZ

A

Freezing

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DR

A

Drifting

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VIRGA

A

Virga (precipitation not reaching the ground)