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Reading METAR & TAF

METARs and TAFs pack the weather into a compact code. Once you know the pattern they read quickly.

METAR

An observation of current conditions: wind, visibility, weather, cloud, temperature and pressure.

TAF

A forecast over a validity period, with FM, BECMG and TEMPO change groups.

Practice

Paste real reports into the decoders to read them in plain language.

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