METAR & TAF Flashcards
1
Q
A3007
A
Altimeter 30.07
2
Q
BKN
A
Broken
3
Q
BKN030
A
Broken Three-Thousand
4
Q
BR
A
Mist
5
Q
CB
A
Cumulonimbus (Bad! Stay on the ground!)
6
Q
CLR
A
Clear
7
Q
DSNT
A
Distant
8
Q
FEW
A
Few (clouds)
9
Q
FG
A
Fog
10
Q
FM
A
From
11
Q
HZ
A
Haze
12
Q
LTG
A
Lightning
13
Q
LTG DSNT N AND NE
A
Lightning Distant North and Northeast
14
Q
M03/M01
A
Temperature minus 3° C. Dewpoint minus 1° C
15
Q
MOV E
A
Moving East
16
Q
OCNL
A
Occansional
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
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RA
A
Rain (-RA = Light Rain)
24
Q
RMK
A
Remarks
25
SKC
Sky Clear
26
SCT
Scattered (Clouds)
27
SCT250
Scattered (Clouds) Two-Five-Thousand
28
SN
Snow
29
SM
Statute Miles
30
TS
Thunderstorm
31
VC
In the vicinity
32
VCSH
Showers in the Vicinity
33
VRB
Variable
34
VRB3KT
Wind Variable at Three Knots
35
WS
Wind Shear (Bad! Stay on the ground!)
36
151653Z
The fifteenth day of the month at 1653 Zulu
37
17017G23
Wind 170° at 17 knots gusting 23 knots
38
2518/2618
Forecast effective the 25th at 1800Z to the 26th at 1800Z
39
000000
Winds calm
40
10SM
Visibility ten statute miles
