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Weather Abbreviations
METAR Weather Abbreviations
| Intensity | IC | Ice crystals | |
| - | Light | UP | Precipitation (automated) |
| + | Heavy | Obstruction to vision | |
| Proximity | FG | Fog (visibility less than 5/8) | |
| VC | Vicinity | PY | Spray |
| Descriptor | BR | Mist (visibility 5/8 to 6) | |
| TS | Thunderstorm | SA | Sand |
| DR | Low drifting | FU | Smoke |
| SH | Showers | DU | Dust |
| MI | Shallows | HZ | Haze |
| FZ | Freezing | VA | Volcanic ash |
| BC | Patches | Others | |
| BL | Blowing | SQ | Squall |
| Precipitation | SS | Sandstorm | |
| RA | Rain | DS | Duststorm |
| DZ | Drizzle | PO | Dust/sand whirls |
| GR | Hail (greater than 1/4in.) | FC | Funnel cloud Tornado Waterspout |
| GS | Small Hail/Snow pellets | ||
| SN | Snow | ||
| PE | Ice pellets | +FC | Well developed tornado |
| SG | Snow grains | ||
Abbreviations
| ABV | Above |
| AC | Altocumulus |
| ACC | Altocumulus castellanus |
| ACCUM | Accumulate |
| ACLTG | Accelerating |
| ADJ | Adjacent |
| ADVY | Advisory |
| ALF | Aloft |
| ALQDS | All quadrants |
| ALSEC | All sectors |
| ALTN | Alternate |
| AMDT | Amendment |
| AS | Altostratus |
| AVBL | Available |
| AWY | Airway |
| AZM | Azimuth |
| BCN | Beacon |
| BCKG | Backing |
| BINOVC | Breaks in overcast |
| BL | Between layers/blowing |
| BLDUP | Buildup |
| BLKT | Blanket |
| BLO | Below |
| BLZD | Blizzard |
| BOVC | Base of overcast |
| BRAF | Braking action fair |
| BRAG | Braking action good |
| BRAN | Braking action nil |
| BRAP | Braking action poor |
| BRG | Bearing |
| BRKHIC | Breaks in higher overcast |
| BTWN | Between |
| BYD | Beyond |
| CA | Clear above |
| CAVOK | Cloud and visibility OK |
| CAVU | Clear or scattered clouds and visibility greater than 10 miles |
| CAVOUK | No significant clouds or weather |
| CBMAM | Cumulonimbus mamma |
| CC | Cirrocumulus |
| CCSL | Standing lenticular CC |
| CDFNT | Cold front |
| CFP | Cold front passage |
| CHC | Chance |
| CHG | Change |
| CI | Cirrus |
| CIG | Ceiling |
| CLD | Cloud |
| CLR | Clear |
| CLRS | Clear and smooth |
| CNVTV | Convective |
| COND | Condition |
| CONT | Continuous |
| CONTRAILS | Condensation trails |
| CS | Cirrosstratus |
| CST | Coast |
| CU | Cumulus |
| CUFRA | Cumulus fractus |
| CWA | Center weather advisory |
| CYC | Cyclonic |
| CYCLGN | Cyclogenesis |
| DEGS | Degrees |
| DMSH | Diminish |
| DNS | Dense |
| DNSTRM | Downstream |
| DPNG | Deepening |
| DRFT | Drift |
| DSIPT | Dissipate |
| DSCT | Distance |
| DTRT | Deteriorate |
| DWNDFTS | Downdrafts |
| E | Ending of precipitation estimated ceiling |
| EBND | Eastbound |
| ENERN | East-northeastern |
| ENEWD | East-northeastward |
| FLG | Falling |
| FNT | Front |
| FRMG | Forming |
| FROPA | Frontal passage |
| FROSFC | Frontal surface |
| FRST | Frost |
| FRWD | Forecast wind factor |
| FRZN | Frozen |
| FZ | Freezing |
| GF | Ground fog |
| GFDEP | Ground fog estimated (feet) |
| GICG | Glaze icing |
| GR | Hail |
| GSTS | Gusts |
| GSTY | Gusty |
| GV | Ground visibility |
| HAZ | Hazard |
| HCVIS | High clouds visible |
| HDFRZ | Hard freeze |
| HI | High |
| HIFOR | High forecasts |
| HLSTO | Hailstones |
| HURCN | Hurricane |
| HUREP | Hurricane report |
| IC | Ice crystals |
| ICG | Icing |
| ICGIC | Icing in clouds |
| ICGICIP | Icing in clouds and precipitation |
| ICGIP | Icing in precipitation |
| IF | Ice fog |
| INLD | Inland |
| INSTBY | Instability |
| INTRMTRGN | Inter-mountain region |
| INTS | Intense |
| INTSFY | Intensify |
| INTST | Intensity |
| IOVC | In overcast |
| IP | Ice pellets |
| IPV | Improve |
| ISOLD | Isolated |
| JTSTR | Jetstream |
| K | cold air mass |
| KFRST | Killing frost |
| KLYR | Smoke layer aloft |
| KOCTY | Smoke over city |
| KT | Knots |
| LCL | Lifted condensation level |
| LGRNG | Long-range |
| LGT | Light |
| LK | Lake |
| LLWAS | Low level wind shear alert system |
| LLWS | Low level wind shear |
| LSR | Loose snow on runway |
| LTG | Lightning |
| LTGCC | Lightning cloud-to-cloud |
| LTGCG | Lightning cloud-to-ground |
| LTGCW | Lightning cloud-to-water |
| LTGIC | Lightning in clouds |
| LTGCG | Little change |
| LTNG | Lightning |
| LWR | Lower |
| M | Minus |
| MB | Millibar |
| MDT | Moderate |
| MED | Medium |
| MEGG | Merging |
| MIN | Minute |
| MLTLVL | Melting level |
| MNLD | Mainland |
| MNM | Minimum |
| MOGR | Moderate or greater |
| MOV | Move |
| MRGL | Marginal |
| MSTLY | Mostly |
| MSTR | Moisture |
| MSL | Mean sea level |
| MVFR | Marginal VFR |
| MXD | Mixed |
| NBDN | Northbound |
| NCWX | No change in weather |
| NELY | Northeasterly |
| NERN | Northeastern |
| NL | No layers |
| NMRS | Numerous |
| NNERN | North-northeastern |
| NNEWD | North-northeastward |
| NNWRN | North-northwestern |
| NNWWD | North-northwestward |
| NS | Nimbostratus |
| NSW | No significant weather |
| NVA | Negative vortices advection |
| NWLY | Northwesterly |
| NWRN | Northwestern |
| OBS | Observation |
| OBSC | Obscure |
| OCFNT | Occluded font |
| OCLD | Occlude |
| OFP | Occluded frontal passage |
| OFSHR | Offshore |
| OMTNS | Over mountains |
| ONSHR | On shore |
| OTS | Out of service |
| OTAS | On top and smooth |
| OTLK | Outlook |
| OTP | On top |
| OTRW | Otherwise |
| OVR | Over |
| OVRNG | Overrunning |
| P | Plus |
| P- | Light unknown precipitation |
| PAC | Pacific |
| PARL | Parallel |
| PAT | Pattern |
| PBL | Probable |
| PCPN | Precipitation |
| PDMT | Predominant(-nate) |
| PE | Ice pellets |
| PEN | Peninsula |
| PERM | Permanent |
| PIBAL | Pilot balloon observation |
| PLW | Plow (snow) |
| PO | Dust, sand whirls |
| PPINA | Radar weather report not available |
| PPINE | Radar weather report no echoes observed |
| PPINO | Radar weather report equipment inoperative |
| PPIOK | Radar weather report equipment resumed |
| PPIOM | Radar weather report equipment out for maintenance |
| PRBLTY | Probability |
| PRES | Pressure |
| PRESFR | Pressure falling rapidly |
| PRESRR | Pressure rising rapidly |
| PREV | Previous |
| PRJMP | Pressure jump |
| PROG | Prognostic |
| PRSNT | Present |
| PS | Plus |
| PSG | Passage, passing |
| PSGR | Passenger |
| PSR | Packed snow on runway |
| PTCHY | Patchy |
| PTLY | Partly |
| PTN | Portion |
| PVA | Positive vortices advection |
| PY | Spray |
| Q | Squall |
| QSTNRY | Quasi-stationery |
| QUAD | Quadrant |
| R, RA | Rain |
| RABAL | Radiosonde balloon wind data |
| RADAT | Radiosonde observation data |
| RAFRZ | Radiosonde observation freezing levels |
| RAICG | Radiosonde observation icing |
| RAOB | Radiosonde observation |
| RAREP | Radar weather report |
| RAWIN | Upper wind observation |
| RCD | Radar cloud detection report |
| RDG | Ridge |
| RESTR | Restrict |
| RH | Relative humidity |
| RHINO | Radar echo height information not available |
| RHINO | Radar echo height indicator not operating on scan |
| RMRK | Remark |
| RNFL | Rainfall |
| ROBEPS | Radar operating below prescribed standard |
| RPD | Rapid |
| RPLC | Replace |
| RSG | Rising |
| RTE | Route |
| RUF | Rough |
| RVRNO | Runway not available |
| RVRR | Runway visual range (rollout) |
| RVRT | Runway visual range (touchdown) |
| RVV | Runway visibility value |
| RW | Rain shower |
| RWY | Runway |
| RY | Runway |
| S | Snow |
| SA | Sand |
| SA | Surface observation |
| SBND | Southbound |
| SBSD | Subside |
| SC | Stratocumulus |
| SCSL | Standing lenticular stratocumulus |
| SCT | Scattered |
| SD | Radar report (RAREP) |
| SELS | Severe local storms |
| SELY | Southeasterly |
| SERN | Southeastern |
| SG | Snow grains |
| SGFNT | Significant |
| SH | Showers |
| SHFT | Shift |
| SHLW | Shallow |
| SHRTLY | Shortly |
| SHWR | Shower |
| SIR | Snow and ice on runway |
| SKC | Sky clear |
| SLD | Solid |
| SLGT | Slight |
| SLR | Slush on runway |
| SLT | Sleet |
| SMK | Smoke |
| SMTH | Smooth |
| SN | Snow |
| SND | Sanded |
| SNBNK | Snow bank |
| SNFLK | Snowflake |
| SNGL | Single |
| SNOINC | Snow increase in past hour |
| SNRS | Sunrise |
| SNST | Sunset |
| SNW | Snow |
| SNWFL | Snowfall |
| SP | Snow pellets |
| SPD | Speed |
| SPECI | Special observation |
| SPKL | Sprinkle |
| SPRD | Spread |
| SQ, SQAL | Squall |
| SQLN | Squall line |
| SR | Sunrise |
| SS | Sunset |
| SS | Sandstorm |
| SSERN | South-southeastern |
| SSEWD | South-southeastward |
| SSNO | No STARs, no SIDs |
| SSWRN | South-southwestern |
| SSWWD | South-southwestward |
| ST | Stratus |
| STAGN | Stagnation |
| STFR | Stratus fractus |
| STFRM | Stratiform |
| STG | Strong |
| STM | Storm |
| STNRY | Stationary |
| SVR | Severe |
| SVRL | Several |
| SW | Snow showers |
| SWLG | Swelling |
| SWLY | Southwesterly |
| SWRN | Southwestern |
| SXN | Section |
| SYNOP | Synoptic |
| SYNS | Synopsis |
| SYS | System |
| T | Thunderstorm |
| TAF | Terminal aerodrome forecast |
| TCU | Towering cumulus |
| TDWR | Terminal Doppler weather radar |
| TEMP | Temperature |
| TFC | Traffic |
| TFR | Temporary flight restriction |
| THD | Thunderhead |
| THDR | Thunder |
| THK | Thick |
| THN | Thin |
| TMPRY | Temporary |
| TOP | Cloud top |
| TOVC | Top of overcast |
| TPG | Topping |
| TRNG | Training |
| TROF | Trough |
| TROP | Tropopause |
| TRPCD | Tropical air mass |
| TRPCL | Tropical |
| TRPLYR | Trapping layer |
| TRRN | Terrain |
| TRSN | Transition |
| TS | Thunderstorm |
| TSHWR | Thundershower |
| TSNT | Transient |
| TSQLS | Thunder squalls |
| TSTM | Thunderstorm |
| TURBC | Turbulence |
| TURBT | Turbulent |
| TWD | Toward |
| TWRG | Towering |
| TWY | Taxiway |
| UA | Pilot report |
| UDDF | Up and downdrafts |
| UNAVBL | Unavailable |
| UNLGTD | Unlighted |
| UNMON | Unmonitored |
| UNRELBL | Unreliable |
| UNSTBL | Unstable |
| UNSTDY | Unsteady |
| UPDFTS | Updrafts |
| UP | Precipitation |
| UPR | Upper |
| USLP | Upslope |
| UPSTRM | Upstream |
| USP | Urgent special observation |
| UTC | Coordinated universal time (ZULU) |
| UUA | Urgent pilot report |
| UVV | Upward vertical velocity |
| UWNDS | Upper winds |
| V | Variable |
| VA | Volcanic ash |
| VC, VCNTY | Vicinity |
| VIA | By way of |
| VICE | Instead of |
| VLCTY | Velocity |
| VLNT | Violent |
| VLY | Valley |
| VOL | Volume |
| VRBL | Variable |
| VRT MOTN | Vertical motion |
| VSBY | Visibility |
| VSBYDR | Visibility decreasing rapidly |
| VSBIR | Visibility increasing rapidly |
| WA | AIRMET |
| WDLY | Widely |
| WDSPRD | Widespread |
| WEA | Weather |
| WFP | Warm front passage |
| WI | Within |
| WINT | Winter |
| WK | Weak |
| WKDAYS | Monday though Friday |
| WKEND | Saturday and Sunday |
| WND | Wind |
| WNWRN | West-northwestern |
| WNWWD | West-northwestward |
| WR | Wet runway |
| WRM | Warm |
| WRMFNT | Warm front |
| WRNG | Warning |
| WS | SIGMET |
| WSHFT | Wind shift |
| WSR | Wet snow on runway |
| WST | Convective SIGMET |
| WSWRN | West-southeastern |
| WSWWD | West-southwestward |
| WTR | Water |
| WTSPT | Waterspout |
| WV | Wave |
| WW | Severe weather watch |
| WX | Weather |
| WX NIL | no significant weather |
| X | Sky obscured |
| -X | Sky partially obscured |
| XCP, XPC | Except |
| Z | UTC time |
| ZL | Freezing drizzle |
| ZR | Freezing rain |
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