METAR/TAF Abbreviations
From Pilots Almanac
See METAR/TAF.
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$ - + / ACC ACFT MSHP ACSL AO1 AO2 ALP APCH APRNT APRX ATCT AUTO B BC BKN BL BR C CA CB CBMAM CC CCSL cd CG CHI CHINO CIG CLR CONS COR DR DS DSIPTG DSNT DU DVR DZ E FC FEW FG FIBI FIRST FMH-1 FMH2 FRQ FROPA FT FU FZ FZRANO G GR GS HLSTO HZ IC ICAO INCRG INTMT KT L LAST LST LTG LWR M max MI min MOV MT N N/A NE NOSPECI NOTAM NW NWS OCNL OHD OVC OVR P PCPN PL PK WND PNO PO PRES PR PRESFR PRESRR PWINO PY R RA RTD RV RVR RVRNO RY S SA SCSL SCT SE SFC SG SH SKC SLP SLPNO SM SN SNINCR SP SPECI SQ SS STN SW TCU TS TSNO TWR UNKN UP UTC V VA VC VIS VISNO VR VRB VV W WND WSHFT Z |
maintenance check indicator light intensity heavy intensity indicator that visual range data follows; separator between temperature and dew point data. altocumulus castellanus aircraft mishap altocumulus standing lenticular cloud automated station without precipitation discriminator automated station with precipitation discriminator airport location point approach apparent approximately airport traffic control tower fully automated report began patches broken (See Sky Conditions) blowing mist center (with reference to runway designation) cloud-air lightning cumulonimbus cloud (See Thunderstorm) cumulonimbus mammatus cloud cloud-cloud lightning cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud candela cloud-ground lightning cloud-height indicator sky condition at secondary location not available clear (See Sky Conditions) continuous correction to a previously disseminated observation low drifting duststorm dissipating distant widespread dust dispatch visual range drizzle east, ended, estimated ceiling (SAO) funnel cloud few clouds (See Sky Conditions) fog filed but impracticable to transmit first observation after a break in coverage at manual station Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 1, Surface Weather Observations & Reports (METAR) Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 2, Surface Synoptic Codes frequent frontal passage feet smoke freezing freezing rain sensor not available gust small hail and/or snow pellets hailstone haze ice crystals, in-cloud lightning International Civil Aviation Organization increasing intermittent KNOTS (nautical miles per hour) left (with reference to runway designation) last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station Local Standard Time lightning lower minus, less than maximum routine weather report provided at fixed intervals shallow minimum moved/moving/movement mountains north not applicable northeast no SPECI reports are taken at the station Notice to Airmen northwest National Weather Service occasional overhead overcast (See Sky Conditions) over indicates greater than the highest reportable value precipitation ice pellets peak wind precipitation amount not available dust/sand whirls (dust devils) pressure partial pressure falling rapidly pressure rising rapidly precipitation identifier sensor not available spray right (with reference to runway designation), runway Routine Delayed (late) observation reportable value Runway Visual Range RVR system values not available runway snow, south sand stratocumulus standing lenticular cloud scattered southeast surface snow grains shower(s) sky clear (See Sky Conditions) sea-level pressure sea-level pressure not available statute miles snow snow increasing rapidly snow pellets an unscheduled report taken when certain criteria have been met squalls sandstorm station snow shower, southwest towering cumulus thunderstorm information not available tower unknown unknown precipitation Coordinated Universal Time variable volcanic ash in the vicinity visibility visibility at secondary location not available visual range variable vertical visibility west wind wind shift zulu, i.e., Coordinated Universal Time |
