Aviation Weather METAR Codes

Rain and Snow

Light Rain (-RA)

Rain and Snow

Moderate Rain (RA)

Rain and Snow

Heavy Rain (+RA)

Rain and Snow - Light Freezing Rain (-FZRA)

Rain and Snow - Moderate to Heavy Freezing Rain (FZRA / +FZRA)

Rain and Snow - Light Rain and Snow (-RASN)

Rain and Snow - Moderate to Heavy Rain and Snow (RASN / +RASN)

Rain and Snow - Light Snow (-SN)

Rain and Snow - Snow (SN)

Rain and Snow - Heavy Snow (+SN)

Rain and Snow - Blowing Snow (BLSN)

Rain and Snow - Drifting Snow (DRSN)

Rain and Snow - Snow Grains (SG)

Rain and Snow - Ice Crystals (IC)

Rain and Snow - Ice Pellets (PE / PL)

Showers and Storms - Light Rain Showers (-SHRA)

Showers and Storms - Moderate to Heavy Rain Showers (SHRA / +SHRA)

Showers and Storms - Light Rain and Snow Showers (-SHRASN)

Showers and Storms - Moderate to Heavy Rain and Snow Showers (SHRASN / +SHRASN)

Showers and Storms - Light Snow Showers (-SHSN)

Showers and Storms - Moderate to Heavy Snow Showers (SHSN / +SHSN)

Showers and Storms - Light Showers with Hail, No Thunder (-GR)

Showers and Storms - Moderate to Heavy Showers with Hail, No Thunder (GR)

Showers and Storms - Vicinity Showers (VCSH)

Showers and Storms - Vicinity Thunderstorm (VCTS)

Showers and Storms - Vicinity Thunderstorm with Rain (VCTSRA)

Showers and Storms - Thunderstorm with or without Precipitation (TS)

Showers and Storms - Thunderstorm with Light to Moderate Rain (TSRA)

Showers and Storms - Thunderstorm with Heavy Rain (+TSRA)

Showers and Storms - Thunderstorm with Light to Moderate Hail (TSGR)

Showers and Storms - Thunderstorm with Light to Moderate Snow (TSSN)

Showers and Storms - Squalls (SQ)

Showers and Storms - Funnel Cloud or Tornado (FC)

Fog and Mist - Mist or Light Fog (BR)

Fog and Mist - Fog, Sky Indiscernible (FG)

Fog and Mist - More or Less Continuous Shallow Fog (MIFG)

Fog and Mist - Vicinity Fog (VCFG)

Fog and Mist - Patchy Fog (BCFG)

Fog and Mist - Fog, Sky Discernible (PRFG)

Fog and Mist - Freezing Fog (FZFG)

Fog and Mist - Light Drizzle (-DZ)

Fog and Mist - Drizzle (DZ)

Fog and Mist - Heavy Drizzle (+DZ)

Fog and Mist - Light Freezing Drizzle (-FZDZ)

Fog and Mist - Moderate to Heavy Freezing Drizzle (FZDZ / +FZDZ)

Fog and Mist - Light Drizzle and Rain (-DZRA)

Fog and Mist - Moderate to Heavy Drizzle and Rain (DZRA)

Fog and Mist - Virga or Precipitation Not Reaching Ground (VIRGA)

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What does the METAR code -RA mean? - Light Rain

What does the METAR code RA mean? - Moderate Rain

What does the METAR code +RA mean? - Heavy Rain

What does the METAR code -FZRA mean? - Light Freezing Rain

What do the METAR codes FZRA or +FZRA mean? - Moderate to Heavy Freezing Rain

What does the METAR code -RASN mean? - Light Rain and Snow

What do the METAR codes RASN or +RASN mean? - Moderate to Heavy Rain and Snow

What does the METAR code -SN mean? - Light Snow

What does the METAR code SN mean? - Snow

What does the METAR code +SN mean? - Heavy Snow

What does the METAR code BLSN mean? - Blowing Snow

What does the METAR code DRSN mean? - Drifting Snow

What does the METAR code SG mean? - Snow Grains

What does the METAR code IC mean? - Ice Crystals

What do the METAR codes PE or PL mean? - Ice Pellets

What does the METAR code -SHRA mean? - Light Rain Showers

What do the METAR codes SHRA or +SHRA mean? - Moderate to Heavy Rain Showers

What does the METAR code -SHRASN mean? - Light Rain and Snow Showers

What do the METAR codes SHRASN or +SHRASN mean? - Moderate to Heavy Rain and Snow Showers

What does the METAR code -SHSN mean? - Light Snow Showers

What do the METAR codes SHSN or +SHSN mean? - Moderate to Heavy Snow Showers

What does the METAR code -GR mean? - Light Showers with Hail, Not with Thunder

What does the METAR code GR mean? - Moderate to Heavy Showers with Hail, Not with Thunder

What does the METAR code VCSH mean? - Vicinity Showers

What does the METAR code VCTS mean? - Vicinity Thunderstorm

What does the METAR code VCTSRA mean? - Vicinity Thunderstorm with Rain

What does the METAR code TS mean? - Thunderstorm with or without Precipitation

What does the METAR code TSRA mean? - Thunderstorm with Light to Moderate Rain

What does the METAR code +TSRA mean? - Thunderstorm with Heavy Rain

What does the METAR code TSGR mean? - Thunderstorm with Light to Moderate Hail

What does the METAR code TSSN mean? - Thunderstorm with Light to Moderate Snow

What does the METAR code SQ mean? - Squalls

What does the METAR code FC mean? - Funnel Cloud or Tornado

What does the METAR code BR mean? - Mist or Light Fog

What does the METAR code FG mean? - Fog, Sky Indiscernible

What does the METAR code MIFG mean? - More or Less Continuous Shallow Fog

What does the METAR code VCFG mean? - Vicinity Fog

What does the METAR code BCFG mean? - Patchy Fog

What does the METAR code PRFG mean? - Fog, Sky Discernible

What does the METAR code FZFG mean? - Freezing Fog

What does the METAR code -DZ mean? - Light Drizzle

What does the METAR code DZ mean? - Drizzle

What does the METAR code +DZ mean? - Heavy Drizzle

What does the METAR code -FZDZ mean? - Light Freezing Drizzle