Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast

1. Forecast information is essential for flight crew and aviation professionals to ensure safe flight operations.

   • The primary types of aviation weather forecasts include:
     • METAR Aviation routine weather report
       • It is a format for reporting weather information
         • Example:
           • METAR SKBO 022100Z 27008KT 210V300 9999 VCTS SCT015CB SCT020 18/13 Q1024 REDZ TEMPO TSRA RMK CB VCSH/NE=
             • ATIS
               • Automatic Terminal Information Service
     • TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast):
       • Weather forecasts for the area around an airport,
         • Example
           • TAF SKBO 021630Z 0218/0318 28012KT 9999 BKN023 TEMPO 0219/0223 DZ BECMG 0300/0302 VRB02KT TX21/0218Z TN10/0310Z=
     • SIGMET (Significant Meteorological Information):
       • Provide information about hazardous weather events
         • Such as...
           • Thunderstorms
           • Moderate or severe turbulence
           • Volcanic ash clouds
           • Icing

Images and files in the map