METAR & TAF Flashcards

1
Q

A3007

A

Altimeter 30.07

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2
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BKN

A

Broken

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3
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BKN030

A

Broken Three-Thousand

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4
Q

BR

A

Mist

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5
Q

CB

A

Cumulonimbus (Bad! Stay on the ground!)

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6
Q

CLR

A

Clear

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7
Q

DSNT

A

Distant

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8
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FEW

A

Few (clouds)

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9
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FG

A

Fog

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10
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FM

A

From

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11
Q

HZ

A

Haze

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12
Q

LTG

A

Lightning

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13
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LTG DSNT N AND NE

A

Lightning Distant North and Northeast

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14
Q

M03/M01

A

Temperature minus 3° C. Dewpoint minus 1° C

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15
Q

MOV E

A

Moving East

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16
Q

OCNL

A

Occansional

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17
Q

OVC

A

Overcast

18
Q

OVC027

A

Overcast Two-Thousand-Seven-Hundred

19
Q

P6SM

A

Visibility Plus (more than) Six Statute Miles

20
Q

PK WND

A

Peak wind

21
Q

PK WND 18033/2130

A

Peak wind 180° at 33 knots recorded at 2130

22
Q

PROB30

A

30% Probability

23
Q

RA

A

Rain (-RA = Light Rain)

24
Q

RMK

A

Remarks

25
Q

SKC

A

Sky Clear

26
Q

SCT

A

Scattered (Clouds)

27
Q

SCT250

A

Scattered (Clouds) Two-Five-Thousand

28
Q

SN

A

Snow

29
Q

SM

A

Statute Miles

30
Q

TS

A

Thunderstorm

31
Q

VC

A

In the vicinity

32
Q

VCSH

A

Showers in the Vicinity

33
Q

VRB

A

Variable

34
Q

VRB3KT

A

Wind Variable at Three Knots

35
Q

WS

A

Wind Shear (Bad! Stay on the ground!)

36
Q

151653Z

A

The fifteenth day of the month at 1653 Zulu

37
Q

17017G23

A

Wind 170° at 17 knots gusting 23 knots

38
Q

2518/2618

A

Forecast effective the 25th at 1800Z to the 26th at 1800Z

39
Q

000000

A

Winds calm

40
Q

10SM

A

Visibility ten statute miles