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What'snew/Weathercodeandsymbolslegend
Fronts(types)
CloudCover
HighClouds:typeCH
MiddleClouds:typeCM
LowClouds:typeCL
PlottedStation(surfaceanalysis)
PlottedStation(upperairanalysis)
SignificantWeatherProg
Visibilitycodevskilometers(VV)
WeatherSymbolsusedtoillustratetheweather(ww)
Winds
PlottedStation(surfaceanalysis)
CH

HighCloudtype

CM

MiddleCloudtype

CL

LowCloudtype

CloudCover(portionoftheskycovered)

PPP

Atmosphericpressure.Thepressureisindicatedinmillibarsbutonlythe
lastthreedigitsareshown.Forexample,apressureof1002.1willbe
indicatedas021whereasapressureof1021.1willbeindicatedas211.

PP

Indicatethepressurechangesincethelastobservation(inmillibars).

Graphicalrepresentationofthepressurechange

ww

PresentWeatherwhentheobservationistaken

PastWeatherinthepasthouratthetimeoftheobservation

VV

VisibilityCodevskilometers).

TdTd

DewPoint(indegreesCelsius).

TT

AirTemperature(indegreesCelsius).

Example

Overcast,withanairtemperatureof24degreesCelsius,dewpointof21
degreesCelsius.Thewindwasfromthenortheastbetween10and14
knots.Thepressurewas1003.8millibarsdecreasing(\)of1.1millibarsin
thelast3hours(11onthechart).Rainshowerswithlowcloudswhich
wereStratus,thevisibilitywasreducedtolessthanonekilometre.Inthe
precedinghouroftheobservation,fogwastheweather.

PlottedStation(upperairanalysis)
hh

Heightofpressurelevelindecametres

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h2h2

Thicknessbetweentwopressurelevels(decametres).ex.5001000mb
thickness

TT
DD

AirTemperature(indegreesCelsius)
TemperatureDewPointSpread(indegreesCelsius)

ddd

WindDirection(intensofdegrees)

ff

Windspeed(inknots)

SignificantWeatherProg
moderateturbulence
severeturbulence
moderatetosevereturbulenceinClearAirabove10000feet

moderateicing
severeicing

Spatialor
Time
Description

Qualitative
description
forClouds

Convective
Clouds
type(s)

Convective
Cloudstops

formatusedforconvectiveclouddescription

fewTCU/ACCembeddedwithtopsat18000feet
numerousTCU/ACCembeddedwithtopsat24000feet

Cloud Cloud
Top
Cover Convective
in
Description
Base
oktas

formatusedforclouddescription

6oktasofcloudinlayerswithbaselowerthan10000feet(or700mb)andtopsfrom16000to
20000feet
6oktasofcloudinlayerswithbaseat12000feetandtopsat18000feet
8oktasofNimbostratuscloudtypewithbaselowerthan10000feetandtopsat22000feet
TypesofFronts
coldfront
warmfront
stationnaryfront
occludedfront
Troughofwarmairaloft(TROWAL)

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ExamplesofSymbolsusedtoillustratetheweather(ww)
rain

icepellets

drizzle

hail

rainshower

haze

freezingrain

mist

snow

fog

snowshower

fog,depositingrime

heavyrainshower

thunderstorm

squalls

thunderstorm,heavy,withrainand/orsnow

icepellets(shower)

thunderstorm,heavy,withhail

lightning

Winds
lessthan5knots

30to34knots

5to9knots

35to39knots

10to14knots

40to44knots

15to19knots

50to54knots

20to24knots

70to74knots

25to29knots

105to110knotsandsoon

CloudCover

inoktas(/8)

intenths(/10)

noclouds
1oktaorless

1tenthorlessbutwithapresenceofcloud

2oktas

2or3tenths

3oktas

4tenths

4oktas

5tenths

5oktas

6tenths

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6oktas

7or8tenths

7oktasormorebutnot8

9tenthsormorebutnot10

completelyovercast
Skycompletelyobscuredbyalayeratthesurfaceorbyaphenomenonwithabasenotatthesurface
HighClouds:typeCH

CI(cirrus)intheformoffilaments,strands,orhooks,notprogressivelyinvadingthesky

denseCi,inpatchesorentangledsheaves,whichusuallydonotincrease

denseCi,oftenintheformofananvil,beingtheremainsoftheupperpartsofCb(cumulonimbus)

Ciintheformofhooksoroffilaments,orboth,progressivelyinvadingthesky

CiandCs(CirroStratus)orCsaloneineithercase,theyareprogressivelyinvadingthesky,andgenerallygrowing
denserasawhole,butthecontinuousveildoesnotreach45degreesabovethehorizon
CiandCsorCsaloneineithercase,theyareprogressivelyinvadingthesky,andgenerallygrowingdenserasa
wholethecontinuousveilextendsmorethan45degreesabovethehorizon

veilofCscoveringthecelestialdome

Csnotprogressivelyinvadingtheskyandnotcompletelycoveringthecelestialdome,CiandCc(CirroCumulus)may
bepresent

Ccalone,orCcaccompaniedbyCiorCs,orboth,butCcispredominant

MiddleClouds:typeCM
As(AltoStratus),thegreaterpartofwhichissemitransparentthroughthispartthesunormoonmaybeweakly
visible,asthroughgroundglass.

As,thegreaterpartofwhichissufficientlydensetohidethesunormoon,orNs(NimboStratus)

Ac(AltoCumulus),thegreaterpartofwhichissemitransparentthevariouselementsofthecloudchangeonly
slowlyandareallatasinglelevelmince
patches(oftenintheformofalmondsorfishes)ofAc,thegreaterpartofwhichissemitransparentthecloudsoccur
atoneormorelevelsandtheelementsarecontinuallychanginginappearance
semitransparentAcinbands,orAcinoneormorefairlycontinuouslayers(semitransparentoropaque),
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progressivelyinvadingtheskythesealtocumuluscloudsgenerallythickenasawhole

AcresultingfromthespreadingoutofCu(Cumulus)

Acintwoormorelayers,usuallyopaqueinplaces,andnotprogressivelyinvadingtheskyoropaquelayerofAc,not
progressivelyinvadingtheskyorActogetherwithAs
Acwithsproutingsintheformofsmalltowersorbattlementsoraltocumulushavingtheappearanceofcumuliform
tufts

Acofachaoticsky,generallyatseverallevels

LowClouds:typeCL

Cu(Cumulus)withlittleverticalextentandseeminglyflattened

Cuofmoderateorstrongverticalextent,generallywithprotuberancesintheformofdomesortowers,either
accompaniedornotbyothercumulusorbystratocumulus,allhavingtheirbaseatthesamelevel.
Cb(CumuloNimbus)thesummitsofwhich,atleastpartially,lacksharpoutlinesbutareneitherclearlyfibrous
(cirriform)norintheformofananvilcumulus,stratocumulus,orstratusmayalsobepresent

Sc(StratoCumulus)formedbythespreadingoutofcumuluscumulusmayalsobepresent

Scnotresultingfromthespreadingoutofcumulus

St(Stratus)orSf(StratusFractus)inamoreorlesscontinuoussheetorlayer,orinraggedshreds,orboth,butno
stratusfractusofbadweather
Sf(stratusFractus)ofbadweatherorcumulusfractusofbadweather,orboth(pannus),usuallybelowaltostratusor
nimbostratus
CuandScotherthanthatformedfromthespreadingoutofcumulusthebaseofthecumulusisatadifferentlevel
fromthatofthestratocumulus
Cbcumulonimbus,theupperpartofwhichisclearlyfibrous(cirriform),oftenintheformofananvileither
accompaniedornotbycumulonimbuswithoutanvilorfibrousupperpart,bycumulus,stratocumulus,stratus,or
pannus
HorizontalVisibilityCodevsKilometers(VV)
Code

Km

Code

Km

Code

Km

00:

32:

3.2

67:

17.6

02:

0.2

36:

3.6

69:

19.2

04:

0.4

40:

70:

20.8

06:

0.6

48:

4.8

72:

22.4

08:

0.8

56:

6.4

74:

24

10:

58:

80:

30.4

12:

1.2

59:

9.6

82:

40

16:

1.6

61:

11.2

83:

44.8

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20:

2.0

62:

12.8

85:

56

24:

2.4

64:

14.4

86:

60.8

28:

2.8

66:

16

89:

greaterthan70.4

Yourtime 26Jan201719:51:03

UTCtime 26Jan201713:21:03

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