Metar/taf Abbreviations

Front 1

FG

Back 1

Fog

Front 2

+FC

Back 2

Tornado

Water Spout

Front 3

FC

Back 3

Funnel Cloud

Front 4

DZ

Back 4

Drizzle

Front 5

DU

Back 5

Widespread Dust

Front 6

DS

Back 6

Dust Storm

Front 7

BR

Back 7

Mist

Front 8

BLPY

Back 8

Blowing Spray

Front 9

TS

Back 9

Thunderstorms

Front 10

SH

Back 10

Showers

Front 11

PR

Back 11

Partial

Front 12

MI

Back 12

Shallow

Front 13

FZ

Back 13

Supercooled freezing

Front 14

DR

Back 14

Low Drifting

Front 15

BL

Back 15

Blowing

Front 16

BC

Back 16

Patches

Front 17

WS

Back 17

Wind Shear

(In TAFs, low level and not associated with convective activity)

Front 18

V V

Back 18

Vertical Visibility

(Indefinite Ceiling)

Front 19

VRB

Back 19

Variable wind direction when wind speed is less than or equal to 6 knots.

Front 20

VC

Back 20

Vicinity

Front 21

V

Back 21

Varies/Varying

(Wind Direction & RVR)

Front 22

TKOF

Back 22

Takeoff

Front 23

TEMPO

Back 23

Temporary changes expected

(Between 2 digit beginning hour and 2 digit ending hour)

Front 24

SPECI

Back 24

Special Report

Front 25

SM

Back 25

Statute Miles

Front 26

SLP

Back 26

Sea Level Pressure

(eg. 1013, reported as 013)

Front 27

SKC

Back 27

Sky Clear

no clouds

Front 28

SCT

Back 28

Scattered Cloud Layer

3/8ths to 4/8ths coverage

Front 29

RY/RWY

Back 29

Runway

Front 30

RMK

Back 30

Remark

Front 31

R

Back 31

Runway

(used in RVR measurement)

Front 32

PROB40

Back 32

Probability of 40%

Front 33

PRESRR

Back 33

Pressure rising rapidly

Front 34

PRESFR

Back 34

Pressure falling rapidly

Front 35

PK WND

Back 35

Peak Wind

Front 36

P6SM

Back 36

Visibility greater than 6 statute miles (TAF only)

Front 37

P

Back 37

(In RVR) indicates visibility greater than the highest reportable sensor value. eg. P6000ft

Front 38

OVC

Back 38

Overcast cloud layer

8/8ths coverage

Front 39

NSW

Back 39

No Significant Weather

Front 40

NO

Back 40

Not available

eg. SLPNO, RVRNO

Front 41

MOV

Back 41

Moving

Front 42

M

Back 42

(In Visibility) indicates "less than"

(In RVR listing) indicates less than the lowest reportable sensor value. eg. M600

(In temp field) "Minus" or below zero

Front 43

LDG

Back 43

Landing

Front 44

FM

Back 44

From

(4 digit beginning time in hours & minutes)

Front 45

FEW

Back 45

Few cloud layer

1/8th to 2/8ths coverage

Front 46

DSNT

Back 46

Weather phenomena beyond 10sm of the observation point.

Front 47

COR

Back 47

Correction to the observation

Front 48

CLR

Back 48

Clear at or below 12,000 feet AGL

(AWOS/ASOS report)

Front 49

BKN

Back 49

Broken cloud layer

from 5/8ths to 7/8ths coverage

Front 50

BECMG

Back 50

Becoming

(Expected between 2 digit beginning hour and 2 digit ending hour)

Front 51

APRNT

Back 51

Apparent

Front 52

AMD

Back 52

Amended forecast

(TAF)

Front 53

A02

Back 53

Automated Observation with precipitation discriminator (rain/snow)

Front 54

A01

Back 54

Automated Observation without precipitation discriminator (rain/snow)

Front 55

TCU

Back 55

Towering Cumulus

Front 56

SCSL

Back 56

Stratocumulus

Front 57

CCSL

Back 57

Cirrocumulus

Front 58

CB

Back 58

Cumulonimbus

Front 59

ACSL

Back 59

Altocumulus or Lenticular

Front 60

VA

Back 60

Volcanic Ash

Front 61

UP

Back 61

Unknown Precipitation

(Automated Observations)

Front 62

SS

Back 62

Sandstorm

Front 63

SQ

Back 63

Squall

Front 64

SNINCR

Back 64

Snow increasing rapidly

Front 65

SN

Back 65

Snow

Front 66

SG

Back 66

Snow grains

Front 67

SA

Back 67

Sand

Front 68

RA

Back 68

Rain

Front 69

PO

Back 69

Dust/Sand Whirls

Front 70

PL

Back 70

Ice pellets

Front 71

IC

Back 71

Ice crystals

Front 72

HZ

Back 72

Haze

Front 73

GS

Back 73

Small hail/ snow pellets

Front 74

GR

Back 74

Hail

Front 75

FU

Back 75

Smoke