METAR/TAF nomenclature training

[jorgeelizondom]

Anybody knows of an electronic training tool to help me familiarize with METAR/TAF nomenclature.

I know the theory, I just want to practice reading them and become proficient at it.

Some sort of electronic flash cards would be cool.

I can just go ahead and read real METARS, but I want to be checked

 

[EdFred]

If you go to http://runwayfinder.com you can hover over the TAF/METAR on airports and see the code, then if you click on it, it will give it to you translated.

 

[maddog52]

If you go to www.aviationweather.gov and go to the TAF/METAR page you can get raw data and or translated tafs and metars. They also have a click on java tool map with the raw data.

 

[Steve]

http://www.met.tamu.edu/class/METAR/quick-metar.html

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/document/guide.shtml

http://aviationweather.gov/static/help/taf-decode.php

http://weather.cod.edu/notes/metar.html

http://www.bashewa.com/metar-taf-decoder.php

http://sportys.com/PilotShop/product/9307

 

[DutchessFlier]

Check out the ADDS (Aviation Digital Data Service) site online, set up an airport identifier, lay in some non-interpreted METARS and TAFS, write out in english what you think they mean, then go back in and hit the translated version and see how you did.

 

[jorgeelizondom]

this is great... Thanks to all

 

[jesse]

I learned quite a bit when I wrote the code for www.jesseweather.com to parse them.

 

[write-stuff]

Here's a free multimedia lesson that explains how to read TAFs and METARs:

www.faa-ground-school.com/free-lessons/TAF-METAR/player.html

- Russ