Knowledge pillar

Weather

Aviation meteorology made practical — decode reports, read charts and build the weather picture you need for a safe, legal and efficient flight.

What you'll learn

Reading METARs and TAFs

Significant weather charts

Thunderstorms, icing and turbulence

Wind, pressure systems and fronts

Visibility, cloud and ceilings

Tools

METAR Decoder

Paste a raw METAR and get a plain-English breakdown of every group.

Crosswind Calculator

Work out headwind and crosswind components for any runway and wind.

Guides

How to Read a METAR

A step-by-step guide to decoding aviation routine weather reports — from the station identifier to the remarks — with worked examples.

Resources

METAR Quick Reference

A one-page cheat sheet of every METAR group, code and abbreviation.