Weather/Airport Codes

An aviation weather report will resemble...

WSSS 280130Z 2005kt 9999 FEW018 BKN 150 26/24 Q1015 NOSIG

In plain English this reads: Singapore (WSSS) on December 18 at 0130 GMT (now UTC) the wind 200 degrees at 5 knots, visibility more than 10 km, few clouds at 1800 feet, broken cloud at 15,000 feet, temperature 26 deg C (the 24 represents the dew point in deg C.....used for forecasting fog,) QNH 1015 is the altimeter setting. NOSIG means there is no expected weather change in the next two hours.

 
     
     
 
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