AWC NOAA METAR and TAF reports
Before any flight the pilot in command is required to obtain the current aeronautical information from the AIP and recent changes in the form of NOTAMs. Obtaining and interpreting actual and forecast weather is also part of the preflight procedure.
The Aviation Weather Center of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) supplies pilots with the latest weather information, advisories, forecasts and observations. We have selected their METAR/TAF product for easy access on the site.
Jeppesen also provides text weather reports, pireps, winds aloft, METARS and TAFs. Just follow the link below.
For decoding these reports see this Aircrew METAR/TAF manual or the Eurocontrol METAR/TAF Guide. End of 2008 (Nov, 5) some changes were made to the TAF format.
METAR/TAF Form
Below you can enter the airport ICAO code, keep in mind that not all airports have meteorological services to generate metars or tafs or even report these to the Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS).
The list below explains the features of the request form. Just enter any valid airport ICAO or IATA ID, make your choice in options and then press the button 'Get METAR/TAF' to obtain the report, it will open in a new window.
- ICAO ID, Enter the ICAO codes for the airports you wish.
- Raw or Translated, Select one to see the report in raw of human readable format (very handy).
- METARs TAF checkbox, Both reports can be requested at the same time.
- Most recent only, Select this box to receive any METAR up to 36 hours in the past.
Temperature/Pressure/Humidity conversions
Should you need to convert the temperature, pressure or relative humidity in the reports, you can use the calculators below:
Jeppesen Worldwide Text Weather
Jeppesen also provides the aviation world with ad hoc text weather requests. Included are U.S. airport delays, NAS status, FAA airspace flow, expected departure time clearances and European BIRDTAMs.
If you want to use the Jeppesen Text Weather service then click this link: Jeppesen TXT WX.
This will open a small window where you can even request pireps and wind aloft reports, very handy for selecting the most favorite altitude to fly.
Interpreting Weather Data
Aviation weather reports can be obtained from different sources and most countries have different formats, Eurocontrol created a guidance note helping pilots getting weather reports before their flight.
During flight it can be useful to update your weather picture, read the next document on how to get an inflight weather update.
