Talk:METAR

message: I removed airline because all pilots use METARs, not just airline pilots. bDerrly talk contr 14:05, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Good edit.  I missed that when I wrote it originaly :-) - Ottergoose 14:57, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Airline pilots and other pilots 

message: --Ymorby 22:42, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Runway Status Information 

message: --Graphex 20:14, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect abbreviation 

message: under "External links" -> "format specifications", I removed the broken link:
*WMO documentation on METAR format (PDF)
I couldn't find the current location of such a document on WMO.ch. It sounds useful, though, so if it turns up, we should replace the link. --Amoore 19:08, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Found it here: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/DPS/NewCodesTables/WMO306vol-I-1PartA.pdf I have put the link back in. --LorianTC 17:54, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  removed broken link to WMO 

message: The renaming of this article a few days ago seems really strange. For one thing, there does not seem to be any disambiguation or an article on the other subject proposed that would support the need to disambig. Second, since Wikipedia is case sensitive as far as I know, METAR shouldn't conflict with Metar. But worst is the choice of title. I don't think anyone would guess that would be the right title, nor does it seem to make a lot of sense. If the article can't just exist as METAR, I'd suggest METAR (weather report).
Can someone please move this article back, or a least to a shorter, English language title? --skew-t 22:19, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: --Graphex 22:58, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move 

message: I think it should be noted that even though AWOS stations can only detect cloud heights up to 12,000ft, METARS can have readings of cloud bases much much higher. There should be a note somewhere in this article about METARS having collected reports from AWOS/ASOS stations + weather balloons + human remarks. If you'd like an example of high altitude cloud reporting check out KMIA (2008/08/12 15:53 UTC):
  KMIA 121553Z 27005KT 10SM FEW025 SCT080 BKN300 30/23 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 CB DSNT E-SE ANS NW T03000228
Katanada (talk) 16:01, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Depending on the Ceilometer used at the AWOS site cloud heights can be obtained up to 25,000/26,000 feet. The NOAA and McGill systems only goes up to 12,000/13,000 but the Mtech and Vaisala go heigher. CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 05:53, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  maximum cloud base altitude 

message: Would it be pertinent to rewrite this article with information form this source: http://weather.unisys.com/wxp/Appendices/Formats/METAR.html
67.176.22.121 (talk) 14:33, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd be glad to, if it hasn't already been written.  Also, since English is Wikipedia's predominant language and the U.S. METAR system varies slightly compared to that of the International system, it should be rewritten to reflect both the U.S. and International METAR systems, preferably with a comparison chart showing all METAR terms and their U.S. and/or International components. DoggerDan24 (talk) 16:36, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite 

message: I've expanded the METAR acronym in the very beginning of the article, but it was reverted back:
Reverted 1 edit by 217.76.206.210 identified as vandalism to last revision by Ashley Pomeroy. (TW)
Who's Glenn L, and how come its vandalism?!
93.72.158.132 (talk) 16:31, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps you were not so deliberate. However, your expansion of METAR was inconsistent with the Naming paragraph. If you have a reliable source for your expansion, you might offer there, remembering to follow WP:Manual of Style. — Glenn L (talk) 16:51, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Met Actual Report 

message: the second part of the introduction (standardization) is not standard grammatical english [sic]  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.236.121.54 (talk) 19:26, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: poor grammar

message: 310V290 is not a good example for the variation in wind direction, even though it is a real world example. According to the Manual WMO-No. 306 (2011), Volume I.1, chapter 15.5.3, this group should be included only if "the total variation in wind direction is 60° or more but less than 180°" and that "the observed two extreme directions ... shall be given ... in clockwise order". 310V290 would therefore be decoded as a variation of 340°. Actually, VRB03KT should have reported instead (chapter 15.5.2). Any ideas whether it would be best to adapt just this group, use a different real world METAR, or add a comment?
Please also correct the description for code for the runway in the group 9949//91. Chapter 15.13.6.1 says: "Code figure 88 indicates "all runways"; code figure 99 shall be used if a new runway state report is not available ... in which case the previous runway state report will be repeated". The runway state was reported last at 19:30 UTC the previous day (0449//91) and was repeated in every METAR until the runway was reported cleared (04CLRD//) at 16:30 UTC.
79.196.254.76 (talk) 17:54, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Also, the variable wind direction is not consistent with the wind direction code immediately preceding it, and a variable wind direction would only be reported if wind speed is greater than 6 knots. All in all, I have the impression that this is perhaps not a historical real-world report, but rather a hypothetical synthesis. As a provisional fix, the relevant wind speed and variable wind direction codes have just been patched to conform with reporting guidelines, but an example taken from real-world historical records might be even better, if someone wants to take the time to locate one and transcribe it. Piperh (talk) 08:44, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: . According to 15.5.3  and MANOBS 7.1.5 the wind speed has to be 1.5 m/s (3 kn) or more. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 11:33, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corrections for Example METAR codes 

message: The WMO code table's description should indicate in what sequence the 'nnn' codes are specified (low, middle, high could be inferred by the table, but being specific would be good)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sejtam (talk • contribs) 09:00, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  WMO code table 

message: Need more info about: 
* How is METAR transmitted/received?
* Using what equipement?
* At what frequencies and modulations etc?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jahibadkaret (talk • contribs) 20:31, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Technical Details 

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message: VMC and IMC both link to this page (both are described as Aviation flight categories) but are not listed on it, which is confusing.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.1.246.64 (talk) 14:43, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  VMC and IMC 

message: There are many sources of live METAR reports.  Could some clever Wikipedian add the code to this page that would link to one of those sources and show the current METAR for a couple of well-known airports such as London Heathrow, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, etc?  I think that would make the page interesting.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.210.115.100 (talk) 21:20, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Check the external links section, current reports. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 00:37, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why Not Show a Current METAR for a Well Known Airport or Two? 

message: Unless I have missed it, although the individual components of a report are explained, there is no description of the overall structure of a report. Is the order of the components fixed? If the order is not fixed, how are they identified? (The components do not, for example, seem to begin with an identifier.) Are all components obligatory?Bill (talk) 23:53, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Overall structure

message: We see:
# In Canada, RMK is followed by a description of the cloud layers and opacities, in eighths (oktas). For example, CU5 would indicate a cumulus layer with 5⁄8 opacity.
# Cloud reporting[edit]
# Cloud coverage is reported by the number of 'oktas' (eighths) of the sky that is occupied by cloud.
Maybe  at (1) just say "details below", instead of repeating details. Jidanni (talk) 00:57, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Repeating

message: I was thinking about adding this as a reference, but could not determine if it is quoted from wikipedia or they wrote it.
https://ema.arrl.org/what-are-metars/ Eason Y. Lu (talk) 03:13, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation