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METAR Decoder

 

 

Type or copy-paste a METAR report in the text box, press "Decode" and the report will be decoded into plain language.

 

 

Encoded report in METAR format:



Decoded report:

Real time METARS & TAFS can be found via:

 

Note 1: Javascript must be enabled.

Note 2: US-specific METAR format is not supported.

Note 3: When copy-paste: in some cases add one space behind the METAR, otherwise the last part called "TREND" will not, or only partly, decoded.

Note 4: If cloudsection is ended by /// this mean the cloud type is unspecified and if cloudsection begins with /// this means cloud amount is unknown. To avoid that the entire cloudline disappears, best is to delete these ///

Note 5: METARS of military airfields contain behind the QNH a colour state. The first colour mean the actual condition, if a second colour is given this means an outlook for the next 2 hours. The colour state decoding:  

  Visibility / lowest cloudbase (3 oktas or more) >= 2500 ft 1500-2499 ft 700-1499 ft 300-699 ft 200-299 ft < 200 ft
>= 8 km   BLU WHT GRN YLO AMB RED
5000-7999 m WHT WHT GRN YLO AMB RED
3700-4999 m GRN GRN GRN YLO AMB RED
1600-3699 m YLO YLO YLO YLO AMB RED
800-1599 m AMB AMB AMB AMB AMB RED
< 800 m RED RED RED RED RED RED

 

Note 5: Although the decoder has been tested it still might contain some erros. If you find some of them please contact me.

 

 

 

TAF Decoder

 

The TAF code is essentially the same as the METAR code but with following additions

 

Group
Explanation
BECMG aabb A gradual change in weather between aa and bb hours.
TEMPO aabb Temporary (less than half of period aabb) changes in weather between aa and bb hours.
FMhhmm A quick (in less than 60 min) change in weather occurring at hh hours and mm minutes
TLhhmm A change in weather by hh hours and mm minutes.
AThhmm A change in weather occurring at hh hours and mm minutes.
PROB pp aabb Following weather will take place with a probability of pp percent between aa and bb hours
NSW No significant weather.
Ttt/hhZ The temperature is predicted to be tt degrees Celsius at hh hours.
TXtt/hhZ The maximum temperature is predicted to be tt degrees Celsius at hh hours.
TNtt/hhZ The minimum temperature is predicted to be tt degrees Celsius at hh hours.