Obscured vs overcast...what the?
 

Another ...... vs ....... from me

What is the definition of sky obscured? Was down to 200m vis with fog this morning (NZCH).

What is the difference between sky obscured SKOBSC and OVC, overcast 8/8ths

Cheers all

Obscuration = ground based
 

Fog, smoke, haze are all ground based phenomenon that will obscure the sky from the observer.

In other words, he can't see what the actual sky condition is because there's something obscuring his vision.

Few, scattered, broken and overcast clouds are all part of the sky condition.

nice one
 

Than ks zeor zero, exactly what I was after.

Another one for ya then what does VV (double V ) stand for on the end of the METAR

Cheers

Its been a while but I think it is Vertical Visibility.

Measured in Hundreds of feet

VV2= vertical visibility 200'

Correct me if I am wrong!:cool:

if cloud few 1200ft
does that mean cloud base is 1200ft?

Yes it does. But it's not a ceiling, related to minimums. The term "broken" is.