How to read a METAR aviation weather report (video tip)
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One of the first aviation-specific weather products you’ll learn to use is called an Aviation Routine Weather Report, or METAR for short, which is an observation of weather conditions at an airport.
A METAR is generated from a collection of weather sensors that measure wind speed and direction, surface visibility, precipitation, cloud coverage and height, air temperature, dewpoint and altimeter setting. Learn more in our latest video tip.
This video clip below is from Sporty’s complete Learn to Fly Course.
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