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Meteorological Aerodrome Report (METAR), also known as Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report, Meteorological Terminal Air Report or Meteorological Airfield Report is a format for reporting weather information.

P. indicates greater than the highest reportable value.

METAR (Meteorological Terminal Air Report) is the international standard code for hourly and special weather observations (AMS Glossary). Below is a sample METAR report from Saranac Lake, New York (KSLK). *************************************************************************************

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. Raw METAR is the most common format in the world for the transmission of observational weather data.

Decoding a METAR PHNL = the airfield, Honolulu's Daniel K. ... 250953Z = the date and time of the report. ... 05007G17KT = the wind conditions. ... 10SM = visibility. ... FEW024 / FEW040 = cloud cover. ... 27/19 = the temperature and dewpoint. ... A3001 = the atmospheric pressure, a.k.a. altimeter setting.

The METAR code provides the direction of the wind relative to true north, as well as the average wind speed expressed in knots. After the code that gives the direction and the average speed of the wind, another may appear in the form VYYY, which indicates that the wind direction varies between and YYY.

Cloud reporting AbbreviationMeaningSCT"Scattered" = 3–4 oktasBKN"Broken" = 5–7 oktasOVC"Overcast" = 8 oktas, i.e., full cloud coverageTCUTowering cumulus cloud, e.g., SCT016TCU7 more rows

The first three numbers, “350” indicate the wind direction it's coming from. The next two numbers, “45” indicate the wind speed in knots. The number after the slash is the time after the hour. The “20” in this case means the peak wind happened at 20 past the hour.