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Old 4th Dec 2008, 06:35
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liam548
 
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having done the MET exam I am practicing reading TAFs and METARs.

EGNM is currently EGNM 040720Z 14015KT 0800 R14/P1500 SN VV/// M00/M00 Q0974 14594099

I dont recall studying anything that explained all the numbers at the end of this METAR. Decoder translates it but still...


Location: EGNM
Day of month: 04
Time: 07:20 UTC
Wind: True direction = 140 degrees, Speed: 15 knots
Visibility: 800 m
Runway 14, touchdown zone visual range is variable from a minimum of more than 1500 meters until a maximum of meters
Weather: Snow
Sky is obscured -- vertical visibility cannot be assessed
Temperature: -00 degrees Celsius
Dewpoint: -00 degrees Celsius
QNH (Sea-level pressure): 974 hPa
Runway state:
Runway 14 (or 14 Left): wet snow, contamination 51% to 100%, deposit is 40 mm deep, braking action figures are unreliable
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