Reading a METAR
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A METAR is a routine airport weather report. Example for KLIA:
METAR WMKK 060600Z 24008KT 9999 FEW018 SCT140 32/25 Q1009 NOSIG
WMKK | Station: KLIA |
060600Z | 6th day of the month, 0600 UTC (2 pm Malaysian time — Malaysia is UTC+8) |
24008KT | Wind from 240° at 8 knots |
9999 | Visibility 10 km or more |
FEW018 SCT140 | Few clouds at 1,800 ft, scattered at 14,000 ft (FEW 1–2, SCT 3–4, BKN 5–7, OVC 8 eighths) |
32/25 | Temperature 32 °C, dew point 25 °C |
Q1009 | QNH 1009 hPa |
NOSIG | No significant change expected |
Other codes: TS thunderstorm, RA rain, + heavy, - light, CB cumulonimbus, VCTS thunderstorm in the vicinity, HZ haze.