Decoding METAR Quiz - Answer Video

www.m0a.com/can-you-decode-thi... BEFORE YOU WATCH THIS VIDEO: Make sure you've seen the first "quiz" video so you can take a stab at decoding the METAR.
Here is my text transcription of the METAR
KARB - Ann Arbor, MI
301153Z - Issued on the 30th at 1153 Zulu
35022G31KT - Winds 350 @ 22kts Gusting to 31kts
10SM - 10 statue miles of visibility
-RA - Light Rain
BKN017 - Clouds broken at 1,700ft
BKN025 - Clouds broken at 2,500ft
OVC039 - Clouds overcast at 3,900ft
02/M01 - Temperature 2C Dewpoint Minus 1C
A2948 - Altimeter 29.48
RMK - Remarks
AO2 - They have an automatic precipitation discriminator
PK WND 33035/1142 - Peak Wind from 330 @ 35kts and it occurred at 1142 Zulu
UPE12B29E31RAB12SNB15E20 - Unknown precipitation ended 12 minutes past the hour then began again 29 minutes past the hour then ended again 31 minutes past the hour. Rain began 12 minutes past the hour. Snow began 15 minutes past the hour and then ended 20 minutes past the hour.
SLP987 - Sea level pressure is 998.7 hectopascals
P0001 - 00.01 Inches of precipitation has fallen in the past hour
60001 - 0.01 Inches of precipitation has fallen in the past 6 hours
70001 - 0.01 Inches of precipitation has fallen in the past 24 hours
T00171011 - Exact temp/dewpoint. Temp = 1.7C Dewpoint = -1.1C
10022 - 6 hour maximum temp = 2.2C
20017 - 6 hour minimum temp = 1.7C
56010 - The 3 Barometric Tendency - (5)= the group indicator (the 3 hour pressure tendency. The (6) shows the change (On scale from 1 to 10.) Last three numbers (010) showing the increase or in this case decrease in hectopascals. In our case the presure decreased by 1.0 hectopascal.

[@BroBri]

Helpful tip for a go/no-go decision: If the METAR is 4 lines long, stay home and reset the "bottle-to-throttle" clock.

[@miracleikechukwu2436]

😂

[@avionavion1000]

Who could dislike this video. Every time I have a question in my mind he literally answers it within five seconds.

[@parrothead1253]

The obvious question is why do have to have code, concise yes confusing as sh#t absolutely. In today's technology hard to believe we still have to decipher code to get a weather picture.

[@diegogarcia2515]

Keith Barber: I think it's really useful.

[@Waltzyy]

@@diegogarcia2515 It’s useful but i don’t get why we have to decode this shit just to know what the weather is

[@RICKHALBUR]

Thanks Jason just started your 107 class and needed to do more METAR reading to help pass the 3rd test this will help thanks

[@jaguandebruno]

This video is amazing, great work dude.

[@falconwings3864]

The BEST EXPLAINATION ever. Awesome.

[@adiaz1182]

Thanks for posting this awesome video!

[@johnmaina6888]

thanks alot im doing my private licence this has helped me alot

[@jjperera3389]

Got totally lost on the UPE12…. and on the highest and lowest temp numbers at the end, this is a fantastic video, many thanks for posting

[@SRvideography]

According to a page on Texas A&M's atmospheric sciences website, the 5 group uses a 0-8 rating with 4 being constant. Thanks for the video. If I could have seen this a few weeks ago I could have explained the parts my instructor couldn't during our ground school.

[@Parrott65]

My brain just exploded when you got to the Remarks....

[@daltonvanstratten7248]

NOTE: Block 6 could be a 3-hour precipitation total depending on the time of the observation. This observation is the 12Z observation which is a major observation time so it's 6-hour precipitation. However, if the observation time was 3Z then the 6 blocks would indicate 3-hour precipitation.

[@annnonymous9791]

It's a tedious puzzle to unravel, so thank goodness for orange windsocks, cell phones, and watching the water level being pushed lower in ur toilet bowl! lol!

[@effortaward]

So great I love the nod to “this totally makes sense” as he points out that 01 means negative here and M01 means minus over here. 😂

[@RacinZilla003]

I thought I could decode METARs... and then I got to UPE and imploded :'[

[@KWpilot]

I’m 14 years old and fly the a320 in Microsoft flight simulator 2020 on vatsim with atc and this has been really useful to me actually because I have always struggled to read a metar but you have just 10sm to me 😂 so much more clear, keep up the amazing work

[@Mr.Cheeseburger24]

Good job! Keep at it!

[@tanesha001]

Thanks for this. It has helped with studying for interview prep.

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fabricastillo6443]

Excellent video!!

[@igloo54]

FYI, Mariners also use millibars for pressure reporting.

[@barushpena2172]

“Some people use hecto Pascals” Easa: frowning*

[@juliovelez7418]

Thank you bro!

[@VisualEcho]

Holly cow! All I want to do is fly a drone! LOL

[@iamaragingtornado]

Great video, Thanks!

[@BGriff-]

What publication(s) did you use to find this information?

[@daddykocom]

Thanks for the Info Greatly appreciated

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Glad it was helpful!

[@m3528i]

Thanks for the great video. My question is, why wouldn’t the initial wind gust (35022G31KT)be updated later in the same metar as a PK WND of 35? Is that due to the difference in wind direction?

[@joematties7557]

Because 350 is the direction not the velocity

[@av8rshane491]

@@joematties7557 , he is talking about the peak wind in the remarks section. In the main body of the metal it’s is 350/22, in the remark sections it 330/35. The peak wind is the wind reported for the previous 60 min period before this meter came out.

[@Ghostflyer63]

Good stuff, the stuff on the bottom 2 lines semi threw me .... Thanks

[@martinezdiego82]

This info will be in the helicopter Private Pilot test?

[@squidwardtentacles9649]

Need this 4 test

[@diaocdallastexas]

How do I know whether or not the weather is good to fly after looking at METAR? ( private pilot student)

[@shithappens6887]

This is an old comment so I'm sure you figured it out already, but set personal minimums, then you'll be able to make go no go decisions. Also if there is any precip then it's a no go if you're a private pilot.

[@diegogarcia2515]

A though day at KARB!

[@WeaverPilot]

We don't say Ten (10) Jason! We say One Zero statute miles. LOL!

[@denomugo2767]

WeaverPilot haha...yees i also noticed bruh

[@jbreezy101]

AO2 paired with AWOS discriminates between rain snow and sleet/freezing rain (up). Paired with ASOS, it discriminates between all types so sleet is PL for pellets.

[@jbreezy101]

Basically wintry mix all thru the last hour

[@joshning6337]

Nice!

[@neomayad]

If this is released at 53 after the hour with they release another one at 55? Winds at 18009kt means the wind is blowing south or north?

[@derekpierson8698]

Neomaya Davila it’s blowing FROM the 180 direction. So it’s blowing north.

[@Dirk-van-den-Berg]

What does the altimeter value mean in this report?

[@Keirplane]

Great video! But really, leave it to the gubment to take something simple and make it needlessly complicated.

[@MeetmeinKR]

what wait, what was the last 5 blah means?

[@ThesynEden]

Could someone help me understand how i find airport conditions according to a certian time regarding the BCMNG? I Get a time and a TAF reading but i always get the wrong answer about which information i need to use..

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Hi Eden! Please reach out to us at [e-mail] so we can have a CFI assist you with your question. We look forward to hearing from you! Thanks for watching!

[@danhuckson3658]

Go, no go, I say go…..to the bar and check out the next days Metar, lol.

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Ha! Thanks for watching, Dan!

[@jgbaugh]

When discussing SLP, add a 9 or 10 to be closest to 10,000, not 1,000???

[@jesseperez5952]

i have a question MzeroA Flight Training ! what does "PWINO $" mean? i know $ means, maintenance is needed on the system.

[@brenthassler5917]

Obviously too late for you - but if anyone else is curious: "When automated stations are equipped with a present weather identifier and the sensor is not operating, the remark PWINO is coded" (AC-0045)

[@jbreezy101]

9:50 - meteorologist here. Can't use 24 as single digits are used: 2 is taken for 6-hrly I think low. 4 is taken as snow depth

[@jbreezy101]

The 1&2 group is every six hours.

[@SRvideography]

I'm going to think of the 7 group as 7th of a week.

[@Commcycle]

We use Hpa pressure - Australia....Standard pressure 1013.25 Hpa

[@808_murda2]

I mean I am using Pascals in physics which are the si units for pressure, but when I fly I use inches of mercury so it can be a bit weird knowing that almost every part of the world uses hPa and the parts around me use INofHg

[@Revelations310]

in 2019 what will the recreational pilot test look like ?? LINE 7 The FAA’s Advisory Circular explains the conditions users must comply with in order to fly under the exception for recreational flyers, and simplifies information in the Federal Register Notice. This AC outlines eight conditions: Fly strictly for recreational purposes. Follow the safety guidelines of a community based organization. Keep your drone within your line of sight, or within the visual line-of-sight of a visual observer who is co-located and in direct communication with you. Operate in a manner that does not interfere with, and gives way to, any manned aircraft. Do not fly in controlled airspace (around and above many airports) unless you are flying at a recreational flyer fixed site that has an agreement with the FAA. Flight in controlled airspace is temporarily limited to these fixed fields. The FAA is upgrading the online system, known as LAANC (the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability), so that recreational operations can get automated airspace authorizations to fly in controlled airspace. This system is currently only available for certified Part 107 drone pilots. Do not contact the local FAA Air Traffic facilities for airspace authorizations. Fly your drone at or below 400 feet when in uncontrolled or "Class G" airspace. Pass an aeronautical knowledge and safety test. Register and externally mark your drone, and carry proof of registration with you.

[@st33vop26]

Good tips here. Some of that coding is a headache.

[@TriNguyen-zf3pp]

Good stuff

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Appreciate it!

[@jbreezy101]

29.921 in of mercury = 1013.25 hPa aka millibars. Metric vs English units

[@katebowers6491]

Just a heads up - the link to the quiz video doesn't work anymore. ;-)

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Thanks, Kate!

[@808_murda2]

How would i decode this? KPTK 130428Z AUTO 26020G27KT 1 1/2SM R09R/4000VP6000FT +TSRA BR OVC008 17/16 A2973 RMK AO2 PK WND 27027/0428 LTG DSNT W-N TSB01 P0027 T01670156

[@RaysDad]

In the digital age, why are we required to work out a puzzle to get the weather?

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Hey there, that’s a good question. The format isn’t just used by pilots, but numerous other applications utilize METARS for current weather information. Additionally, there are some resources that do decode them that make it easier for pilots to read, but being able to decode a METAR is part of the aviation mastery process allowing us to be the safest pilot we can be. Let us know if you have any other questions!

[@slair76116]

UPE12B29E21 here when you say Unknown Precipitation ended 12 minutes past the hour and began 29 minutes past the hour, do you mean from the time of the metar report ie:- 1153z + 12 minutes , 1153z + 29 Minutes or the top of the hour; 1200 + 12 Minutes and began 1200 + 29 minutes.I think it's logical to think the hour of the metar was reported in this case 1153z. But I would appreciate if some one could clarify this. Thanks.

[@Itsmeeman1]

E12 Ended 12 minutes past 11am ZULU/GMT etc If the report came out at 1153Z then how could they tell you when precipitation began and ended AFTERWARDS?

[@rfhendrix]

What is the code for the three major food groups? And what is the code for useless beaurocrats? I am sure these people can devise a complicated coding system for even the most simple things. How about actually spelling the words? Anyway thanks for explaining this and yes I am an ATP. (Airline Transport Pilot) even though I do not fly for an airline. Maybe I can call myself an atp -act/fly/4/n (an) al++. (I added the pluses just for effect.

[@lavanpaul4187]

lmao!

[@edvergara7248]

LOL good one! In the days of teletype, these were probably very useful, just like Morse Code was useful in its day. But this is the 21st Century for crying out loud; they need to change.

[@kimberlywentworth9160]

Nasty weather. Not going.

[@paulcrooks3742]

TAF is nasty

[@tambb57]

OMG

[@rong4248]

Yea stay home and learn how to read a METAR like that one!

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@sixfoursoul2538]

In other words no one wants to fly through this shit.