How to read a METAR aviation weather report (video tip)

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 tip is from Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course—everything you need to prepare for your written test and earn your pilot certificate, with online ground school, FAA test prep, and real-world training, all in one easy-to-use package.

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Bret Koebbe

As Sporty’s lead aviation course and video producer, Bret is usually flying an interesting airplane, and often with a camera rolling. He oversees the development, production and distribution of over 30 aviation courses from Sporty's, including the Private Pilot Learn to Fly Course. He is a flight instructor and check airman at the Sporty's Academy flight school and a senior captain on a Cessna Citation.

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