Learn to read aviation weather
METARs and TAFs pack a full weather briefing into one cryptic line. These guides take them apart element by element, with worked examples decoded by the same parser that powers this site.
How to read a METAR
The current-weather observation: wind, visibility, clouds, temperature, pressure — decoded step by step.
How to read a TAF
The aerodrome forecast: validity periods and FM, BECMG, TEMPO and PROB change groups explained.
Abbreviation glossary
RA, BKN, CAVOK, NOSIG… the codes that appear in METARs and TAFs, grouped by category.
Prefer learning by example? Open any airport — try EGLL, KJFK or browse by country — and read the live report next to its plain-English decode.