Reports and Forecasts

Question 1

Weather phenomena intensity

Answer 1

+ heavy
moderate
- light

Question 2

MI

Answer 2

shallow

Question 3

BC

Answer 3

patches

Question 4

FZ

Answer 4

freezing

Question 5

DR

Answer 5

low drifting

Question 6

SH

Answer 6

showers

Question 7

DZ

Answer 7

drizzle

Question 8

RA

Answer 8

rain

Question 9

GS

Answer 9

small hail/snow pellets

Question 10

GR

Answer 10

hail

Question 11

SN

Answer 11

snow

Question 12

SG

Answer 12

snow grains

Question 13

BR

Answer 13

mist

Question 14

FG

Answer 14

fog

Question 15

HZ

Answer 15

haze

Question 16

FU

Answer 16

smoke

Question 17

VA

Answer 17

volcanic ash

Question 18

DU

Answer 18

dust

Question 19

SA

Answer 19

sand

Question 20

SQ

Answer 20

squalls

Question 21

PO

Answer 21

dust/sand whirls

Question 22

FC

Answer 22

funnel cloud / tornado / water spout

Question 23

SS

Answer 23

sandstorm

Question 24

DS

Answer 24

duststorm

Question 25

082200Z

Answer 25

8th of the month, 2200 UTC time

Question 26

NIL

Answer 26

missing report

Question 27

surface wind - METAR report

Answer 27

• direction of the wind in degrees true
• wind speed followed by knots
• wind gusts in kts preceded by G (only if gusts exceeded 10kts)

Question 28

150V210

Answer 28

wind direction variable between 150 and 210 degrees true (wind variability needs to be variable then more than 60 degrees true)

Question 29

VRB02KT

Answer 29

used when wind direction is variable and speed is less than 3kts

Question 30

visibility - METAR report

Answer 30

no unit required up to 9999m, if above then the unit KM is used