Sea Level

Clear at or Pressure
below in 3 digit
12,000 feet MB (e.g.,
Light (ASOS/A Instrumen 1001.3
intensity WOS t flight Eight of reported
- (precip) CLR report) IFR rules OKTA sky cover SLP as 013) WAAS
Instrumen
t Sea-level
Heavy meteorolog pressure
intensity Commissio ical not
+ (precip) CMSND ned IMC conditions OTP On top SLPNO available WDSPR
Maintenan
ce
required Continuou Improve, Out of Slush on
$ (ASOS) CNS s IMPR improving OTS service SLR runway WEF

Overcast 8
Correction octas
to the (eighths)
End of observatio cloud
= report COR n INC In Clouds OVC coverage SLW Slow WIE

Greater
than
highest
reportable
sensor
value
Tornado/ (RVR or
Water vis e.g. Statute
+FC Spout COT Coast INS Inches P P6000FT) SM Miles WIP
 Visibility
greater
Cirrostrat Intermitte than 6 SM
ABT About CS us INTER nt P6SM (TAF only) SMK Smoke WKN
Personnel Suppleme
and ntary
Intensify(i equipment meteorolog
ABV Above CTN Caution INTSF ng) PAEW working SMO ical office WR

Altocumul
AC us CU Cumulus INTST Intensity PE Ice Pellets SN Snow WS

Parachute
Active, Cumulifor Jumping Special
ACT activated CUF m JTST Jet stream PJE Exercise SPECI Report WSHFT
Approach
end of Decommis
AER runway DCMSND sioned KM Kilometers PK WND Peak wind SQ Squall WSP
Airport
Facility Kilometers Plow/
AFD Directory DEG Degrees KMH per hour PLW plowed SS Sandstorm WSR
 Aeronauti
cal
Informatio Precipitati
n Dependent on amount Secondary
Publicatio Meteorolo not Surveillan
AIP n DMO gical office KT Knots PNO available SSR ce Radar WST
Plain
language Low
form of air pressure Dust/Sand Temperat
AIREP report DP Dewpoint L area PO Whirls T ure WTSPT

Air report
of special
meteorolog Terminal
ical Prior aerodrome
AIREP observatio Low permission forecast in
SPECIAL n DR Drifting LAN Land PPR required TAF code WW
Tapley
Landing runway
All Dust distance friction
ALQDS quadrants DS Storm LDA available PR Partial TAPLEY coefficient WX
Terminal
Pressure Area
falling Surveillan
ALT Altitude DSNT Distant LDG Landing PRESFR rapidly TAR ce Radar
Deteriorat
e, Pressure
Amend, deteriorati rising
AMD amended DTRT ng LGT Light PRESRR rapidly TAIL Tail wind
Amended Threshold
Forecast Widesprea Probabilit Crossing
AMD (TAF) DU d Dust LOC Locally PROB y TCH Height
 Automate
d
Observatio
n without
precipitati
on
discrimina
tor Probabilit
(rain/snow y 30 Towering
AO1 ) DUST Duststorm LSQ Line squall PROB30 percent TCU Cumulus
Automate
d
Observatio
n with
precipitati
on
discrimina
tor Loose
(rain/snow snow on
AO2 ) DZ Drizzle LSR runway PS Plus TDO Tornado
Terminal
Packed Doppler
Altostratu Expect(ed) snow on Weather
AS s EXP , expecting LTG Lightning PSR runway TDWR Radar

Temporar
y changes
expected
(between 2
digit
Light (to Precipitati beginning
Accelerate/ qualify on hour and 2
stop icing, identifier digit
distance turbulence sensor not ending
ASDA available FBL etc) LYR Layer(ed) PWINO available TEMPO hour)
 In
METAR
RMK =
xx.xx inch
(water
equivalent
Airport ) of
Surface precipitati
Detection on in
Equipmen Funnel previous Trend or
ASDE t FC Cloud M Meters Pxxxx hour TEND tending to
>0-2 octas Minus or
(eighths) below zero
Associated cloud (temperat
ASSW with FEW coverage M ure) PY Spray TKOF Takeoff

Less than
lowest
reportable
sensor Traffic
value Runway Manageme
(RVR or (in RVR nt
vis e.g. measurem Program
BASE Cloud base FG Fog M M1/4SM) R ent) TMPA Alert

Braking
action
(FAIR, Takeoff
POOR, Flight distance
BA NIL) FL Level MAX Maximum RA Rain TODA available
 Rain
Began @
HHMM
From (4 (RAB
digit 1421) or as
beginning Min past
time in hour (RAB
hours and 21)
BC Patches FM minutes) MB Millibars RAB [METAR] TOP Cloud top

Radiosond
e
Becoming observatio
(expected n addl
between 2 data
digit (RADAT
beginning 87045 = 87
hour and 2 Meteorolo % RH at
digit gical, frzg level Takeoff
ending Foot per meteorolog of 4500 run
BECMG hour) FPM minute MET y RADAT MSL) TORA available

Rain
Ended @
HHMM
(RAE
1433) or as
Min past
Breaks in hour (RAE
the 33) Thunderst
BINOVC overcast FRONT Front MI Shallow RAE [METAR] TS orm
 Thunderst
orm/
Broken (5- lightning
7 octas detector
(eighths) not
cloud available
BKN coverage) FRQ Frequent MIN Minutes RAPID Rapid(ly) TSNO (ASOS)
Rain and Turbulenc
BL Blowing FT Feet MNM Minimum RASN snow TURB e

Remote
Moderate Center
(icing, Air/Groun
Below turbulence d Comm
BLO clouds FU Smoke MOD etc.) RCAG Facility TWY Taxiway
Until
Blowing Supercoole Move, further
BLSN snow FZ d/freezing MOV moving RMK Remark UFN notice
Runway
Freezing Meters per visual
BLW Below FZDZ drizzle MPS second RVR range UNL Unlimited

Unknown
Precipitati
Mist (Fog on
with vis (Automate
greater RVR not d
than 5/8 Freezing available Observatio
BR Mile) FZRA rain MS Minus RVRNO (ASOS) UP ns)

Freezing Coordinat
rain ed
informatio Universal
Braking n not Mean sea Time
BRAF action fair FZRANO available MSL level RY/RWY Runway UTC (=GMT)
 Variable
Braking (wind
action Mountain direction
BRAG good GND Ground MTW waves SA Sand V and RVR)
Runway
Braking friction Volcanic
BRAN action nil GR Hail MU coefficent SAND Sandstorm VA Ash

Vicinity.
Not at
airfield,
but within
5-10 SM of
Braking center of
action Gradual(ly Stratocum runway
BRAP poor GRADU ) NC No change SC ulus VC complex.

Stratocum
ulus
Small standing
Between Hail/Snow None, lenticular
BTL layers GS Pellets NIL nothing SCSL cloud VER Vertical

Scattered
3-4 octas
(eighths)
High Nautical cloud Visual
BTN Between H pressure NM mile(s) SCT coverage VFR flight rules
Visual
Glide
Slope
BYD Beyond HAIL Hail NMRS Numerous SEC Seconds VGSI Indicator
 Not
available Severe
High (e.g. (icing,
Degrees Altitude SLPNO, turbulence
C Celsius HIBAL Balloon NO RVRNO) SEV ) VIS Visibility

Visibility
Hazardous Indicator
Inflight at second
Clear Air Weather No location
Turbulenc Advisory significant VISNO not
CAT e HIWAS Service NOSIG change SFC Surface [LOC] available

Ceiling
And
Visibility
OK. More
than
1500M &
10K (5000 Visual
FT/6 SM). meteorolog
No CB, No Nimbostra Snow ical
CAVOK Precip. HURCN Hurricane NS tus SG Grains VMS conditions

Meteorolo
gical
informatio
No n for
Cumuloni significant aircraft in
CB mbus HVY Heavy NSC clouds SH Shower VOLMET flight
 Variable
wind
direction
when
speed is
No less than
Cirrocum Significant or equal to
CC ulus HZ Haze NSW Weather SHWR Shower VRB 6 knots

Informatio
n from
Cloud MWO
Height concerning
Indicator certain
at second Observe(d meteorolog
location ), ical
CHINO not In and out observatio phenomen
[LOC] available IAO of clouds OBS n SIGMET a VRBL Variable
Obscure(d Snow and
Ice ), ice on Vertical
CI Cirrus IC Crystals OBSC obscuring SIR runway VSP speed
Vertical
Visibility
Occasional (indefinite
CLD Clouds ICE Icing OCNL (ly) SKC Sky Clear VV ceiling)
Wide Area
Augmenta
tion
System

Widesprea
d

With effect
from

With
immediate
effect

Work in
progress
Weaken(in
g)

Wet
runway

Wind
shear (In
TAFs, low
level and
not
associated
with
convective
activity)

Wind shift
at (time in
minutes
after the
hour)
Weather
Systems
Processor

Wet snow
on runway
Convective
Significant
Meteorolo
gical
Informatio
n

Waterspou
t

Severe
Weather
Watch
Bulletin

Weather