METAR???

What the heck
is a METAR??

There are weather reporting stations all across the country (and the world, for that matter). A METAR is a coded weather report. It contains a wealth of information. Depending on what weather is occuring during the time of the observation, a metar can be complex or VERY complex. The line below is an example of a METAR. To see what each portion means, move your cursor over it.