METAR — Meteorological Aerodrome Report. The standardized short-form hourly weather observation issued at thousands of airports worldwide.

• Typical METAR example: KDKB 151235Z AUTO 01011KT 10SM OVC110 02/M01 A3013 RMK AO2
• Order of fields: station, date/time, modifier, wind, visibility, weather, sky, temperature/dewpoint, altimeter, remarks.