METAR trainer
Read METAR. Understand aviation weather.
Weather exercises with answer explanations and a breakdown of the report.
An account is required for the full trainer.
Find the pressure setting
Which QNH is reported in this training METAR?
METAR EDDM 091220Z 24008KT 9999 SCT030 18/12 Q1013
A short example. Your full training continues in your account.
Read the METAR
Look for the group that answers the question instead of trying to decode everything at once.
Choose your answer
Compare the choices and check your interpretation.
Use the explanation
Review the breakdown, then apply what you learned to the next weather report.
What you will practise
Read the report, one group at a time
Wind, visibility, cloud, pressure. Practise reading each part of a METAR until the groups start to make sense together.
Read the code. See the meaning.
Select a group to decode it.
24008KT
240°8 kt
Wind from 240° at 8 knots
Decode the essentials
Work on wind, visibility, significant weather, cloud layers, temperature and pressure.
Understand each answer
Multiple-choice questions lead into clear explanations and a breakdown of the weather groups.
Practise new combinations
Move from curated examples to generated exercises so you learn the format beyond a single report.
Learn the background
How to read a METAR
A step-by-step guide to the format, weather groups and common abbreviations.
Read the guideBefore your first session
Is this a live weather briefing?
No. The METAR trainer provides learning exercises using curated and generated reports. It does not provide current weather for flight planning.
Do I need to know every abbreviation?
No. You can start with individual groups and use the explanations to learn as you go. The linked guide explains the report structure in more detail.
What do I need to start?
An account and a browser. You answer by choosing an option, so a microphone is not required.
Continue in the full trainer.
Practise with more examples and review your answers.
