# METAR not correct **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [January 24, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548 "2006-01-24T17:18:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/1 "2006-01-24T17:18:24Z")
When I put my mouse over the airport status (VFR, IFR, etc) for MY FLIGHT AWARE, the METAR for KBTL says 10SM CLR and other things. However, for the last 7 hours, it has not been 10 and clear once! Currently it is: KBTL 241653Z 24016KT 6SM HZ BKN019 OVC026 02/M01 A2952 RMK AO2 SLP007 T00171011 But the mouse over is saying 10 and CLEAR. 😕 It last updated on 1-23 at 22:53. ---
**Author:** ![dbaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/dbaker/32/97166_2.png) [@dbaker](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/dbaker)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/2 "2006-01-24T17:26:05Z")
Thanks for the report – we’ll take a look at that and get back with you. ---
**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 6:04pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/3 "2006-01-24T18:04:04Z")
Thanks for the quick response! FYI- it still hasn’t updated. Thanks for looking into it. I appreciate all you have done for this site! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/4 "2006-02-09T17:16:19Z")
The TAF is incorrect now for KBTL It shows it from the 8th (yesterday) evening, but on the NOAA website, its been updated 2 times since yesterday. Should be this: KBTL 091600Z 091612 27015G21KT P6SM SKC FM1800 27015KT P6SM SCT250 FM0300 21006KT P6SM SCT250 FM0600 21005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 OVC250 FM0900 21006KT P6SM OVC050 But instead it shows this: KBTL 082213Z 082218 03007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 TEMPO 2201 2SM -SHSN BKN015 OVC025 FM0100 35005KT P6SM SCT025 FM0600 31005KT P6SM SCT030 FM1200 28008KT P6SM BKN035 FM1500 27011KT P6SM BKN030 ---
**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/5 "2006-02-09T17:55:33Z")
Now its correct. There appears to be a loooooong delay in getting the correct TAF’s up. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![dbaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/dbaker/32/97166_2.png) [@dbaker](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/dbaker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/6 "2006-02-09T17:56:06Z")
Please see my earlier reply – we’ll respond here when it’s fixed. ---
**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/7 "2006-03-29T15:31:44Z")
> [@dbaker](#): > > Please see my earlier reply – we’ll respond here when it’s fixed. Just seeing if there has been any progress on this issue. I know you are busy with all the improvements and I appreciate it, but the weather is still wrong often. Currently, at 3 local airports and one back home in IL, all the TAF’s and metars are from yesterday at noon. Do you get the weather from the [aviationweather.gov](http://aviationweather.gov) website? Thanks! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![B734pilot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@B734pilot](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/B734pilot)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/8 "2006-03-29T17:50:45Z")
> [@im4point](#): > > …] > Currently it is: KBTL 241653Z 24016KT 6SM HZ BKN019 OVC026 02/M01 A2952 RMK AO2 SLP007 T00171011 > > …] Regarding to this METAR. I know what does “KBTL 241653Z 24016KT 6SM HZ BKN019 OVC026 02/M01” mean. But I couldn’t find any info that would help me to understand “A2952 RMK AO2 SLP007 T00171011”. What does it mean? Help needed 😃 thanx! ---
**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/9 "2006-03-29T18:02:17Z")
[http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/afss/metar%20taf/metcont.htm](http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/afss/metar%20taf/metcont.htm) should be able to help! ---
**Author:** ![B734pilot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@B734pilot](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/B734pilot)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/10 "2006-03-29T19:45:37Z")
Everyting’s clear but “T00171011”. Couldn’t find that… ---
**Author:** ![mduell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/mduell/32/115680_2.png) [@mduell](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/mduell)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/11 "2006-03-29T20:06:55Z")
> [@B734pilot](#): > > Everyting’s clear but “T00171011”. Couldn’t find that… Temperature 1.7C and dewpoint -1.1C. ---
**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/12 "2006-05-05T15:05:23Z")
dbaker Any updates? Currently, KBTL, KGRR, KOKK are all incorrect in that they are all from the 3rd or the 4th. Just checking! 😮 ---
**Author:** ![pthomas745](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/pthomas745/32/126086_2.png) [@pthomas745](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/pthomas745)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/13 "2006-05-06T16:08:14Z")
The lists of abbreviations are nice, but barely adequate to explain what all those symbos mean at the end of the metar report. The true source is best, but highly technical. Its called the Federal Meteorlogical Handbook, or, FMH-1 for short. [nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/fmh1.htm](http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/fmh1.htm) Wander through that swamp for a while, if you are a weather junkie. The numbers at the end of the report are called Additive Data. You can look through Chapter 12.7.2 for a complete rundown on all of it. ---
**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 12:33pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/14 "2006-08-07T12:33:33Z")
It is August 7th and the TAF’s for GRR, BTL, AZO DTW, MKG (all in MI) haven’t been updated since the 4th. Also, I’ve noticed the METARS are usually about 2-3 hours behind. Has anybody looked into this? ---
**Author:** ![odog1999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c4cdca/32.png) [@odog1999](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/odog1999)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/15 "2006-08-07T16:32:25Z")
METARs should be 1/2 to 2 hours behind the actual weather information if they get the info via NOAA, and Sometimes stations will not report and the data is delayed for another update cycle. I’ve cross-checked the METAR/TAF data with [airnav.com](http://airnav.com), and they both show the same time lag. ---
**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/16 "2007-04-04T15:04:33Z")
If the METAR’s and TAF’s are always wrong, why not just get rid of them all together on FA? ❓ I just checked KBTL and the METAR was from the 1st, then I hit refresh and it was from today, but 3 hours ago, then hit refresh again and went back to the 1st. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/17 "2008-12-11T15:48:52Z")
The METARS seem to be incorrect again. Current time is 1547Z on the 11th and the METAR for ORD is: KORD 100625Z 35014KT 10SM OVC017 M04/M08 A3009 RMK AO2 That’s 21 hours old. Very similiar on other airport METARS as well. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/metar-not-correct/548/18 "2008-12-11T16:46:02Z")
Disregard. It’s correct now. ❓