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METAR

METAR is a format for reporting weather information. A METAR weather report is predominantly used by aircraft pilots, and by meteorologists, who use aggregated METAR information to assist in weather forecasting.

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Report names

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Information contained in a METAR

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METAR weather codes

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METAR

Nodes80
Edges79
Triples169
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.025
Components1

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METAR

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related to Report names · 27
METAR → Administration, Aeronautical Information Manual, AIM, Although, Atmospheric Administration, Civil Aviation Organization, Commerce, English-language, FAA, For, French, However, ICAO, ICAO's, Meteorological Aerodrome Report, METeorological Terminal Aviation Routine, MÉTéorologique Aviation Régulière, Other, Some, The National Oceanic
related to Regulations and conventions · 22
METAR → Although, Both, Federal Meteorological Handbook No, FMH-1, ICAO, ICAO Annex III, In, International Civil Aviation Organization, METARs, North America, North American, Note, SPECI, United States, US, US Air Force Manual, US Armed Forces, Vol II, WMO Manual No, WMO Technical Regulation No
related to North American METAR codes · 19
METAR → AIM, AO2 TSB40 SLP176 P0002, December, Details, FAA's Aeronautical Information Manual, FM, ICAO, METAR KTTN, New Jersey, North American METARs, OVC010 M02/M02 A3006 RMK, T10171017, This METAR, Trenton, Trenton-Mercer Airport, UTC, VCTS SN FZFG BKN003, WMO, XII
related to Frequencies and types · 15
METAR → ASOS One-Minute Observations, ICAO, In, KPLU, METARs, Observations, OMO, OMOs, Pierce County Airport, Reports, Some, Some METARs, SPECI, SPECIs, United States
related to history · 12
METAR → Aerodrome Reports, Forecasts, Geneva, January, June, No, North American, SAO, Surface Aviation Observation, The METAR, The WMO's, WMO
related to International METAR codes · 12
METAR → Bulgaria, Burgas, Burgas Airport, Coordinated Universal Time, February, It, METAR LBBG, Q1020 NOSIG, R04/P1500N R22/P1500U, SN BKN022 OVC050 M04/M07, The, UTC
related to External links · 10
METAR → Complete, E6BX Online Metar DecoderFlightUtilities, No, OFCM, PDF, Reports, September, Surface Weather Observations, TAF, US Federal Meteorological Handbook
related to METAR weather codes · 9
METAR → Codes, Combinations, If, RA, RAB15E25, Rain, RASN, Remarks, SHGSSN
related to Information contained in a METAR · 7
METAR → In, PIREP, RVR, TAF, These, This, TREND
related to Visibility and runway visual range · 6
METAR → In, It, Runway, RVR, US, Visibility

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indicates weather wind runway information cloud use report precipitation icao visibility temperature metars number international code may direction km aviation

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
METARis aformat for reporting weather information0.90text
METARis aSPECI0.90text
''MÉTéorologique Aviation Régulièreinstance ofSome unofficial English-language sources suggest that the acronym comes from French phrases0.80text
precipitationinstance ofcurrent weather phenomena0.80text
cloud coverinstance ofcurrent weather phenomena0.80text
heightsinstance ofcurrent weather phenomena0.80text
temperatureinstance ofcurrent weather phenomena0.80text
dew pointinstance ofcurrent weather phenomena0.80text
and barometric pressureinstance ofcurrent weather phenomena0.80text
a pilot report or PIREPinstance ofand other information that would be of interest to pilots or meteorologists0.80text
colour statesinstance ofand other information that would be of interest to pilots or meteorologists0.80text
runway visual rangeinstance ofand other information that would be of interest to pilots or meteorologists0.80text

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