METARs are the standard aviation weather report — and the primary source for pre-flight weather assessment under 14 CFR Part 107. Click any field in the examples below to decode it in plain English.
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PART 107
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The codes and minimums every Part 107 remote pilot needs to read a METAR at a glance.
Height follows in hundreds of ft AGL: BKN025 = 2,500 ft AGL. Heights omitted for CLR/SKC.
Source: 14 CFR §107.51. Operations below these minimums require a Certificate of Waiver under §107.200.
Intensity prefix: − light, none moderate, + heavy. Example: −RA = light rain, +TSRA = heavy thunderstorm with rain.
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