Can someone help real quick - I can interpret the rest of the METAR report but what is the bolded information saying? I'm guessing the T01000083 is referencing a Thunderstorm, maybe?PANC 101453Z 00000KT 10SM -RA FEW025 BKN065 OVC100 10/08 A2970 RMK       AO2 SLP057 P0009 60018 T01000083 53002

Thnx!!

 

Richard

I suggest a website like this that can take the METAR report and break it down for you until you get use to reading it.  But you can look at the weather then look at the METAR and learn pretty fat what is what.

 

http://www.checkwx.com/weather/PANC

 

Also gives METAR forcast,

Hi Raven, I used that site and the NOAA site to figure the rest of the info out, but I guess because the remarks are random, i couldn't find any info on what the other info was saying.

I'll do it for you (it's good training )

PANC 101453Z 00000KT 10SM -RA FEW025 BKN065 OVC100 10/08 A2970 RMK       AO2 SLP057 P0009 60018 T01000083 53002

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

the 10Th of October, 1453Z

 

Wind 000°/00 kts

Visibility 10 Statute Miles

Light showers of rain

Few Clouds 2500 ft

Broken Clouds 6500 ft

Overcast 10000ft

 

Temperature 10, dew point 8

Altimeter setting 2970 In

Rmk : A02 = Site is automated and has precipitations sensor

          SLP = Sea Level Pressure : 1005.7 Hpa

P0009 = I don't know..60018 = sameT01000083 = Max temperatrue 10.0°c            Min temperature : 08.3 °cPrecipitations : 53002 (forgot exactly)

PANC 101453Z 00000KT 10SM -RA FEW025 BKN065 OVC100 10/08 A2970 RMK
     AO2 SLP057 P0009 60018 T01000083 53002

 

Anchorage weather on the 10th at 1453Z

Wind calm

10SM visibility

Light rain

Few clouds at 2,500

Ceiling 6,500 Broken

Overcast 10,000

Temperature 10 - dewpoint 8

Altimeter 2970

 

Remarks:

Automated unit with precip sensor

Sea Level Pressure [10]05.7 HPa

Precip 00.09" in the past hour

6 hour precip amount 00.18

Temperature (not rounded) positive 10.0 degrees, dewpoint positive 08.3 degrees

Barometric tendency:

• decreasing, then increasing (5)
• decreasing/steady, then increasing; or increasing and then increasing more rapidly (3)
• increasing, then decreasing (0)
• increasing, then decreasing (0)
• increasing steadily or unsteadily (2)

Thanks all for the help - Kyle is there a place you found this info or is it just info that you know.  Just asking because as I am learning to decode METARS and TAFS (much harder) the remarks always pose the greatest challenge, i'd love any info reference on this that you know of.  The standard parts of the METAR are well covered and have lots of information available.

 

Richard

Kyle is there a place you found this info or is it just info that you know. 

 

haha - it's just something I've picked up over the years of working with them.

 

As for a source for you to learn about it all: you really want to know?

 

Cue all of the "OMG WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A RELIABLE SOURCE BC I DONT KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT REVIEWING AN AUTHOR'S SOURCING" people.

 

 

 

Wikipedia for some of it.  The more obscure stuff can be found on Wunderground.

We do not use that funny codes here in Europe