Quick METAR question

[vkhosid]

Quick question for you gents, as I am having a brain fart and cant seem to figure it out.

I just looked up the weather for KMRY, and got the following:

METAR KMRY 271954Z 30007KT 270V350 10SM CLR 16/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01560106

Right after the wind and before the visibility, what is the 270v350? Does that indicate that the wind is variable between 270 and 350? Or am I way off base here?

 

[Jeffythequick]

Location: KMRY
Day of month: 27
Time: 19:54 UTC
Wind: True direction = 300 degrees, Speed: 7 knots
Wind direction is variable between 270 and 350
Visibility: 10 Statute Miles
Temperature: 16 degrees Celsius
Dewpoint: 11 degrees Celsius
QNH: 30.03 inHg

(From http://www.heras-gilsanz.com/manuel/METAR-Decoder.html )

 

[Andreas]

Quick question for you gents, as I am having a brain fart and cant seem to figure it out.

I just looked up the weather for KMRY, and got the following:

METAR KMRY 271954Z 30007KT 270V350 10SM CLR 16/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01560106

Right after the wind and before the visibility, what is the 270v350? Does that indicate that the wind is variable between 270 and 350? Or am I way off base here?

Correct!

 

[vkhosid]

That's what I thought, but never recalled seeing it that way. I have always seen in VRB005 or some such....never an actual direction/speed, followed by a range...

Thanks for the clarification/confirmation.

 

[frfly172]

You got it.

 

[arnoha]

That's what I thought, but never recalled seeing it that way. I have always seen in VRB005 or some such....never an actual direction/speed, followed by a range...

Thanks for the clarification/confirmation.

The wind is over 5 kts., so you get more precise data with that as it's more important when it's over 5 kts. (Most small aircraft charts don't go above a 5 kt. tailwind.)

 

[azure]

Quick question for you gents, as I am having a brain fart and cant seem to figure it out.

I just looked up the weather for KMRY, and got the following:

METAR KMRY 271954Z 30007KT 270V350 10SM CLR 16/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01560106

Right after the wind and before the visibility, what is the 270v350? Does that indicate that the wind is variable between 270 and 350? Or am I way off base here?

Not a gent, but... yup, you got it!

 

[denverpilot]

Here's fun trivia from that one. Temperature says 16C and dewpoint says 11C. Is it really?

 

[korben88]

Here's fun trivia from that one. Temperature says 16C and dewpoint says 11C. Is it really?

15.6 and 10.6?

 

[denverpilot]

15.6 and 10.6?

Yup.

 

[korben88]

Yup.

Do I get a cookie?

 

[denverpilot]

Do I get a cookie?

If you want one. I'll probably have some at OSH in the trailer. Stop by and check. If not, maybe some ice cream.

 

[korben88]

I wish I was going to Oshkosh. I'll actually be in Colorado that week.

 

[RyanB]

Here is a little site thats good for referencing and decoding metars if you see something you don't recognize. http://www.met.tamu.edu/class/metar/quick-metar.html