METAR decoder

Paste a METAR to see it explained group by group, plus its flight category. It runs entirely in your browser: nothing you paste is sent anywhere.

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About this decoder

It understands the common groups of ICAO and US METARs: wind, visibility, runway visual range, weather, cloud, temperature, pressure, wind shear and trends. National remarks after RMK are shown but not decoded. TAFs are not supported; see how to read a TAF. The flight category uses the FAA/NWS thresholds described in this guide; it is a summary, not legal weather minima. Want the real thing? Open a live report and paste it here.

New to METARs? Start with how to read a METAR or the abbreviation list.

Educational material. It does not replace flight training or an official weather briefing.