Can one of the experts please explain the current metars. The current metars has about three to four different wind directions and I don’t exactly know how to read it can one of you experts please take a look at the current metars and explain it to me I’m at a loss
01026G37KT. RWY 17L 02027G39KT RWY 05 04024G34KT RWY 23 03027KT
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The current METAR reads 01026G37
This means wind is 010 at 26 knots gusting to 37.
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I was talking about the other wind directions that I see
Thanks @anon74403434 for answering the question, @Jeodanie_Smith Here are some #tutorials on understanding Metars in the future:)
Hey everyone!
I have received several messages from people asking me how to read the METARs, what is it, what do all the codes mean, etc. So today, I am sharing a tutorial video that covers the basics of reading METARs. This is just the first part of a video series that will follow in the near future. METARs are not difficult to learn or read, but there is a lot of information that simply cannot be shared in one short video. This video will simply cover the basics of it and how its broken d…
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In continuation of the Understanding METARs video series, here is Part 2 where I cover the first 2 sections. If you remember, in Part 1 I covered the basics of how to read METARs. The remaining videos in this series will be to break it down in 1-2 sections at a time to cover more of the content in each video. Hope that you find these videos helpful. Stay tuned for the rest of the series to follow soon!
Please post any questions or tutorial requests below.
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In continuing with the Understanding METARs series, this week I go over the Winds section and how to read the different types of coding as well as its role in which runway you take off from or land on. As a pilot, it is important to understand the differences in wind direction and runway headings.
Please post in questions that you may have as well as any tutorial requests. I hope that you find this tutorial to be helpful!
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Happy Labor Day everyone!
Today, we continue with Understanding METARs as I discuss the Visibility section in Part 4 of the series. I cover how visibility is coded and reported as well as explaining the importance of RVR.
Post any questions below as well as any tutorial requests that you may have!
Happy and Safe Landings!
[METAR Tutorial Part 4]
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This week’s tutorial continues with the METARs series where I cover Sky Conditions and how to read them as well as how they are recorded. It’s important to understand know about the “ceiling” and how to decipher the codes, especially when flying VFR.
Hope this helps everyone have a better understanding of METARs. Post any questions or tutorial requests below.
Happy and Safe Landings!
[METAR Tutorial Part 5]
Happy Monday!
This week’s video tutorial continues with METARs as I cover the temperature, dew point, and the altimeter. I hope this short tutorial helps everyone to have a better understanding of this section of the METARs.
Post any questions relevant to this video or any tutorial requests below.
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[METAR Tutorial Part 6]
Hey everyone,
The final tutorial of the Understanding METARs is now available to be viewed. We close the series with a quick description and overview of TAFs as well as how to understand the codes that are specific to TAFs.
Please post any comments or tutorial requests below.
Happy and Safe Flying!
[METAR Tutorial Part 7]
There are multiple winds for each runway, as they face different directions, but make sure to check the links listed above, as they provide more definitive information.
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Thank you so much you for answering my question because I understood the current winds were from the first set of numbers it’s the other set of numbers that I saw a but you just explain that so simply
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