METAR Decoder

Paste the weather report that looks like a cat walked across a keyboard. Get back a briefing in English.

Learning to read these yourself? Download the free METAR learning booklet — walkthrough, code tables, and practice METARs with solutions.

Fetch a live METAR — any ICAO worldwide (official NOAA data, no signup)

…or paste your own

Want the full reference?

How weather decisions actually get made — and every code in context — is covered in the book, coming soon.