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How To Report Snowfall And Its Equivalent Rainfall in METAR and SYNOP

Meteorologists, forecasters, and weather enthusiasts have been using METAR and SYNOP codes for decades to report the weather conditions at airports worldwide. Now you can use these…

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The Importance of Visibility in METARĀ  and How To Report Visibility In METAR

METAR is a weather report that pilots and air traffic controllers use to learn about the weather at the airport from which they are taking off or…

Barometer reading

How to Read a Mercury Barometer and Digital Barometer: A Comprehensive Guide

Knowing how to read barometers, whether they are mercury or digital, is crucial for meteorology enthusiasts, weather professionals, and anyone interested in accurately measuring atmospheric pressure. In…

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How to Report Rain In a Weather Synoptic Observations (SYNOP)/ FM-12

A SYNOPTIC weather report is issued after every three hours. It is coded numerically and contains information about the weather of a particular weather station/area. It is…

METAR

What is METAR And How To Read METAR Report?

In the world of aviation, the ability to accurately interpret weather conditions is crucial for pilots, air traffic controllers, and meteorologists. One of the essential tools used…

Mercury Barometer

What a Barometer does and how it helps in predicting the weather?

A barometer measures air pressure and is a weather tool. Evangelista Torricelli, an Italian physicist, created the barometer in 1643. Barometers are still used to measure atmospheric…