Joey De Graaf 1120687 Posted August 8, 2009 at 02:46 PM Posted August 8, 2009 at 02:46 PM can someone help me? when i going to play online, you get a weather report like this: EHAM 081355Z 33008KT 300V020 9999 FEW027 SCT030 22/14 Q1020 NOSIG i know EHAM: it's Schiphol, but that's the only thing.. so if someone can tell me what al those things mean i would be very happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Black Posted August 8, 2009 at 05:43 PM Posted August 8, 2009 at 05:43 PM EHAM - The Station 081355Z - Reported on the 8th day of the month at 1355Z 33008KT - Winds are 330 degrees at 8 knots 300V020 - Winds variable from 300 degrees to 020 degrees 9999 - Visibility is more than 10km FEW027 SCT030 - Cloud conditions are Few at 2,700, Scattered at 3,000 22/14 - Temperature is 22 degrees Celsius, the dewpoint is 14 degrees Celsius Q1020 - The QNH is 1020. NOSIG - No significant changes expected in the near future EDIT: Here's another example of a decoded METAR: EGLL 081720Z 31005KT 280V340 CAVOK 24/10 Q1019 EGLL - London Heathrow Airport 081720Z - Reported on the 8th day of the month at 1720Z 31005KT - Winds are 310 degrees at 5 knots 280V340 - Winds variable from 280 degrees to 340 degrees CAVOK - Ceiling and visibility OK 24/10 - Temperature 24 degrees Celsius, dewpoint 10 degrees Celsius Q1019 - QNH 1019 Joshua Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Alvarez 818262 Posted August 8, 2009 at 07:47 PM Posted August 8, 2009 at 07:47 PM make sure to read the PRC http://www.vatsim.net/prc covered under prereqs "understand the ATIS" and "interpreting metars" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Gerrish Posted August 8, 2009 at 09:08 PM Posted August 8, 2009 at 09:08 PM nice little site that can help ya out http://heras-gilsanz.com/manuel/METAR-Decoder.html Richard Gerrish Developer, STM Applications Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Dalio Bernardes Posted August 8, 2009 at 09:23 PM Posted August 8, 2009 at 09:23 PM nice little site that can help ya out http://heras-gilsanz.com/manuel/METAR-Decoder.html Richard, Nice tool! Regards Gabriel Dalio Bernardes Division Director, VATSIM Brazil (VATBRZ) [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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