Aviation Weather 101: METAR Format, Type, Station Identifier, Date, Report Modifier

METAR FORMAT, YOU READY? Welcome back! In our last post, we introduced the basics of aviation weather reports. Today, we're going to dive deeper into the METAR/SPECI format , a crucial tool for every pilot. While it may look like a complex string of code, a METAR is simply a routine weather report, and a SPECI is a special, unscheduled one . Together, they provide a real-time snapshot of weather conditions at an airport. Let's break down the body of the report to understand what each part means.