background image (13) Sensor Status. PWINO FZRANO TSNO RVRNO PNO VISNO Examples of METAR reports and explanation: METAR KBNA 281250Z 33018KT 290V360 1/2SM R31/2700FT SN BLSN FG VV008 00/M03 A2991 RMK RAE42SNB42 METAR . . aviation routine weather report KBNA . . Nashville, TN 281250Z . . date 28 , time 1250 UTC (no modifier) . . This is a manually generated report, due to the absence of "AUTO" and "AO1 or AO2" in remarks 33018KT . . wind three three zero at one eight 290V360 . . wind variable between two nine zero and three six zero 1/2SM . . visibility one half R31/2700FT . Runway three one RVR two thousand seven hundred SN . moderate snow BLSN FG . visibility obscured by blowing snow and fog VV008 . . indefinite ceiling eight hundred 00/M03 . temperature zero, dew point minus three A2991 . . altimeter two niner niner one RMK . remarks RAE42 . rain ended at four two SNB42 . . snow began at four two METAR KSFO 041453Z AUTO VRB02KT 3SM BR CLR 15/12 A3012 RMK AO2 METAR . . aviation routine weather report KSFO . . San Francisco, CA 041453Z . . date 4 , time 1453 UTC AUTO . fully automated; no human intervention VRB02KT . . wind variable at two 3SM . visibility three BR . . visibility obscured by mist CLR . no clouds below one two thousand 15/12 . temperature one five, dew point one two A3012 . . altimeter three zero one two RMK . . remarks AO2 . this automated station has a weather discriminator (for precipitation) SPECI KCVG 152224Z 28024G36KT 3/4SM +TSRA BKN008 OVC020CB 28/23 A3000 RMK TSRAB24 TS W MOV E SPECI . (nonroutine) aviation special weather report KCVG . Cincinnati, OH 152228Z . . date 15 , time 2228 UTC (no modifier) . . This is a manually generated report due to the absence of "AUTO" and "AO1 or AO2" in remarks - - Meteorology