Why is the METAR red, green, or blue?

[Thomas_G]

Can anyone explain me,why some airports in the weather section have the METAR information with green, or red or even blue??!

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[Chief305]

Green - VFR (Visual Flight Rules) more than 5 Nautical Miles of Visibility, Ceiling is greater that 3,000 Feet AGL.

Blue - MVFR (Marginal Visual Flight Rules) 3-5 Nautical Miles of Visibility, Ceilings are between 1,000 Feet and 3,000 Feet AGL.

Pink - IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) 3-1 Nautical Mile of Visibility, Ceilings are between 500 Feet and 1,000 Feet AGL.

Red - LIFR (Low Instrument Flight Rules) <1 Nautical Mile of Visibility, Ceiling is below 500 Feet.

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Mark has a series of Tutorials that will help you further understand how METARS work.

Understanding METARs Part 1

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 …

DeerCrusher also has a Tutorial on understanding the colors as well 🙂

Reading Airport Dot Colors

Today we will be covering an important feature in Infinite Flight that provides us a ton of information, whether we’re sitting on the ramp planning a flight or enroute to our destination. The Airport Color Dots come in handy as we’re nearing our destination. Staying ahead of the aircraft in crucial to ensure that things are running smoothly and that you’re not caught off guard should something unexpected happen. Part of the preplanning process for your arrival should be checking the weather at …

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Have a great one!

Chris

[Thomas_G]

Thanks for the reply. Really helpful…