List of METAR/TAF Abbreviations
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- maintenance check indicator
- -
- light intensity
- +
- heavy intensity
- /
- indicator that visual range data follows; separator between temperature
and dew point data.
- ACC
- altocumulus castellanus
- ACFT MSHP
- aircraft mishap
- ACSL
- altocumulus standing lenticular cloud
- ALP
- airport location point
- AO1
- automated station without precipitation discriminator
- AO2
- automated station with precipitation discriminator
- APRNT
- apparent
- APRX
- approximately
- ATCT
- airport traffic control tower
- AUTO
- automated report
- B
- began
- BC
- patches
- BKN
- broken
- BL
- blowing
- BR
- mist
- C
- center (with reference to runway designation)
- CA
- cloud-air lightning
- CB
- cumulonimbus cloud
- CBMAM
- cumulonimbus mammatus cloud
- CC
- cloud-cloud lightning
- CCSL
- cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud
- CG
- cloud-ground lightning
- CHI
- cloud-height indicator
- CHINO
- sky condition at secondary location not available
- CIG
- ceiling
- CLR
- clear
- CONS
- continuous
- COR
- correction to a previously disseminated report
- DOC
- Department of Commerce
- DOD
- Department of Defense
- DOT
- Department of Transportation
- DR
- low drifting
- DS
- duststorm
- DSNT
- distant
- DU
- widespread dust
- DZ
- drizzle
- E
- east, ended
- FAA
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FC
- funnel cloud
- FEW
- few clouds
- FG
- fog
- FIBI
- filed but impracticable to transmit
- FIRST
- first observation after a break in coverage at manual station
- FROPA
- frontal passage
- FRQ
- frequent
- FT
- feet
- FU
- smoke
- FZ
- freezing
- FZRANO
- freezing rain sensor not available
- G
- gust
- GR
- hail
- GS
- small hail and/or snow pellets
- HZ
- haze
- IC
- ice crystals, in-cloud lightning
- ICAO
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- KT
- knots
- L
- left (with reference to runway designation)
- LAST
- last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station
- LST
- Local Standard Time
- LTG
- lightning
- LWR
- lower
- M
- minus, less than
- METAR
- aviation routine weather report
- MI
- shallow
- MOV
- moved/moving/movement
- MT
- mountains
- N
- north
- N/A
- not applicable
- NCDC
- National Climatic Data Center
- NE
- northeast
- NOS
- National Ocean Service
- NOSPECI
- no SPECI reports are taken at the station
- NW
- northwest
- NWS
- National Weather Service
- OCNL
- occasional
- OFCM
- Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
- OVC
- overcast
- OHD
- overhead
- P
- greater than
- PE
- ice pellets
- PK WND
- peak wind
- PNO
- precipitation amount not available
- PO
- dust/sand whirls (dust devils)
- PR
- partial
- PRESFR
- pressure falling rapidly
- PRESRR
- pressure rising rapidly
- PWINO
- precipitation identifier sensor not available
- PY
- spray
- R
- right (with reference to runway designation)
- RA
- rain
- RVR
- Runway Visual Range
- RVRNO
- RVR system not available
- RWY
- runway
- S
- south
- SA
- sand
- SCSL
- stratocumulus standing lenticular cloud
- SCT
- scattered
- SE
- southeast
- SFC
- surface
- SG
- snow grains
- SH
- shower(s)
- SKC
- sky clear
- SLP
- sea-level pressure
- SLPNO
- sea-level pressure not available
- SM
- statute miles
- SN
- snow
- SNINCR
- snow increasing rapidly
- SPECI
- an unscheduled report taken when certain criteria have been met
- SQ
- squalls
- SS
- sandstorm
- SW
- southwest
- TCU
- towering cumulus
- TS
- thunderstorm
- TSNO
- thunderstorm information not available
- TWR
- tower
- UP
- unknown precipitation
- UTC
- Coordinated Universal Time
- V
- variable
- VA
- volcanic ash
- VC
- in the vicinity
- VIS
- visibility
- VISNO
- visibility at secondary location not available
- VRB
- variable
- VV
- vertical visibility
- W
- west
- WG/SO
- Working Group for Surface Observations
- WMO
- World Meteorological Organization
- WND
- wind
- WSHFT
- wind shift
- Z
- zulu, i.e., Coordinated Universal Time