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METAR, SPECI, and METAR AUTO
Aerodrome reports are provided for specific aerodromes and presented in the METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report), SPECI (Special Aerodrome Report) and METAR AUTO (Automated Meteorological Aerodrome Report) codes.
METAR and SPECI are reports provided by human observers, while METAR AUTO are provided from Automatic Weather Stations (AWS).
SPECI AUTO are not provided.
METAR, SPECI and METAR AUTO are used for preflight and inflight and are available from:
- MetFlight
- IFIS
METAR/METAR AUTO Flowchart
Frequency of issue
METAR
- hourly on the hour during Air Traffic Service operations.
METAR AUTO
- every 30 minutes, on the hour and half hour, 24/7.
METAR
Provided for NZWP, NZOH, NZMF only.
METAR NZMF 230200Z 33006KT 20KM -SHRA FEW015 SCT040 BKN050 10/08 Q1008
Decode of METAR
| Code | Decode |
| METAR NZMF 230200Z | Routine Meteorological Aerodrome Report for Milford aerodrome, at 0200 UTC on the 23rd of the month |
| 33006KT | Surface wind: 330 degrees true, 6 knots |
| 20KM | Visibility: 20 kilometres |
| SHRA | Present weather: light shower of rain |
| FEW015 SCT040 BKN050 | Cloud: Few cloud (1-2 oktas) with a base of 1500 feet above aerodrome level, scattered cloud (3-4 oktas) with a base of 4000 feet above aerodrome level and broken cloud (5-7 oktas) with a base of 5,000 feet above aerodrome level |
| 10/08 | Temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Dew Point: 8 degrees Celsius |
| Q1008 | QNH: 1008 hectoPascals (hPa) |
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