FAQ: How To Find The Aviation Weather Condition?

How do I find weather information on a flight?

Flight Service Station (FSS) The FSS is the primary source for preflight weather information. A preflight weather briefing from an FSS can be obtained 24 hours a day by calling 1-800-WX BRIEF from anywhere in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Where can I find TAF?

In the United States the weather forecasters responsible for the TAFs in their respective areas are located within one of the 122 Weather Forecast Offices operated by the United States’ National Weather Service.

How do I check my Metar?

Steps

1. Use the initial code letters to identify the type of report. If you’re looking at a METAR report, you will see it listed at the beginning.
2. Note the station identifier after the report type.
3. Read the next numbers to find the report’s date and time.
4. Look for a short phrase explaining how the report was modified.

Where can I find metar reports?

METARs.com collects weather reports from METAR stations from all over the world. Reports are color coded to the appropriate flight category and displayed in a calendar-style format, helping you to see trends at a glance.

What is the best aviation weather app?

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How do I get an online weather briefing?

N O A A N A T I O N A L W E A T H E R S E R V I C E Pilots can receive a complete preflight briefing from a Flight Service Station (1-800-WXBRIEF) or online at 1800wxbrief.com.

How long is a TAF valid?

Routine TAFs are valid for a 24-hour period and issued four times daily: 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z, and are amended (updated) as conditions require.

How far is a TAF good for?

TAFs are valid for a 30 hour time period and are issued 4 times a day at 6 hour intervals. The forecast includes forecasted wind speed, wind direction, visibility, ceiling, type of precipitation (i.e. snow, rain, etc.) and/or weather phenomenon.

What does 9999 mean in a TAF?

9999. This value represents a visibility greater than 9000. meters (7 SM or more). The contraction CAVOK (ceiling and visibility OK) may be used when there is no significant weather, the visibility is 10 km or greater, and the ceilings are greater than 5,000 ft.

What does P mean in a Metar?

P. indicates greater than the highest reportable value. PCPN. precipitation.

How do I decode a metar report?

Decoding a METAR

1. PHNL = the airfield, Honolulu’s Daniel K.
2. 250953Z = the date and time of the report.
3. 05007G17KT = the wind conditions.
4. 10SM = visibility.
5. FEW024 / FEW040 = cloud cover.
6. 27/19 = the temperature and dewpoint.
7. A3001 = the atmospheric pressure, a.k.a. altimeter setting.

What is metar in aviation weather?

METAR is the international standard code format for hourly surface weather observations which is analogous to the SA coding currently used in the US. The acronym roughly translates from French as Aviation Routine Weather Report.

What is a G Airmet?

A G – AIRMET is a graphical advisory of weather that may be hazardous to aircraft, but are less severe than SIGMETs. They are only valid at specific time “snapshots”. Forecasters create graphical objects depicting the areas and attributes of AIRMET hazards, which are distributed in BUFR file format.

How do I read a TAF report?

The date and time are formatted using two sets of four digits each with the first two digits representing the day of the month and the second two the 24-hour time in hours only (no minutes since TAFS are issued on the hour). The first set of digits is the start date/time and the second is the end date/time.

Where can I download Metar data?

The following Web sites provides free access to METAR data.

1. METAR Data Access – at NOAA Web site.
2. Aviation Digital Data Service.
3. Surface Observations – at weather.uwyo.edu.
4. Texas A&M Weather Page.
5. Aviation Weather Brief.