PHAK 13: Aviation Weather Services, METAR Weather Codes Flashcards
1
Q
-
A
Light intensity
2
Q
(blank)
A
Moderate intensity
3
Q
+
A
Heavy intensity
4
Q
VC
A
In the vicinity
5
Q
MI
A
Shallow
(French: Mince)
6
Q
PR
A
Partial
7
Q
BC
A
Patches
(French: Bancs)
8
Q
DR
A
Low drifting
9
Q
BL
A
Blowing
10
Q
SH
A
Showers
11
Q
TS
A
Thunderstorm
12
Q
FZ
A
Freezing
13
Q
RA
A
Rain
14
Q
DZ
A
Drizzle
15
Q
SN
A
Snow
16
Q
SG
A
Snow Grains
17
Q
IC
A
Ice Crystals
18
Q
PL
A
Ice Pellets
19
Q
GR
A
Hail
(in the US includes Small Hail)
(French: Grêle)
20
Q
GS
A
Snow Pellets and/or Small Hail
(not in the US)
(French: Grésil)
21
Q
UP
A
Unknown Precipitation
22
Q
FG
A
Fog
23
Q
VA
A
Volcanic Ash
24
Q
BR
A
Mist
(French: Brume)
25
HZ
Haze
26
DU
Widespread Dust
27
FU
Smoke
(French: Fumée)
28
SA
Sand
29
PY
Spray
30
SQ
Squall
31
PO
Dust or Sand Whirls
(French: Poussière)
32
DS
Duststorm
33
SS
Sandstorm
34
FC
Funnel Cloud
35
B
Began At Time
36
E
Ended At Time
37
2 Digits
Minutes of current hour
38
4 Digits
Hour/Minutes Zulu Time
39
Light intensity
-
40
Moderate intensity
(blank)
41
Heavy intensity
+
42
In the vicinity
VC
43
Shallow (French: Mince)
MI
44
Partial
PR
45
Patches
(French: Bancs)
BC
46
Low drifting
DR
47
Blowing
BL
48
Showers
SH
49
Thunderstorm
TS
50
Freezing
FZ
51
Rain
RA
52
Drizzle
DZ
53
Snow
SN
54
Snow Grains
SG
55
Ice Crystals
IC
56
Ice Pellets
PL
57
Hail
(in the US includes Small Hail)
(French: Grêle)
GR
58
Snow Pellets and/or Small Hail (not in the US) (French: Grésil)
GS
59
Unknown Precipitation
UP
60
Fog
FG
61
Volcanic Ash
VA
62
Mist (French: Brume)
BR
63
Haze
HZ
64
Widespread Dust
DU
65
Smoke
(French: Fumée)
FU
66
Sand
SA
67
Spray
PY
68
Squall
SQ
69
Dust or Sand Whirls
(French: Poussière
PO
70
Duststorm
DS
71
Sandstorm
SS
72
Funnel Cloud
FC
73
Began At Time
B
74
Ended At Time
E
75
Minutes of current hour
2 Digits
76
Hour/Minutes Zulu Time
4 Digits
