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  2. Okta - Wikipedia

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    Cloud-cover symbols used on weather teleprinters and aviation reports in the US [6] In the early 20th century, it was common for weather maps to be hand drawn. The symbols for cloud cover on these maps, like the modern symbols, were drawn inside the circle marking the position of the weather station making the measurements.

  3. VFR over-the-top - Wikipedia

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    The flight visibility at the cruising altitude of the aircraft must be at least 5 miles and the weather at the destination aerodrome must be forecast to have a sky condition of scattered cloud or better, a ground visibility of 5 miles or greater with no forecast of precipitation, fog, thunderstorm or blowing snow, and that these conditions must ...

  4. METAR - Wikipedia

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    A typical METAR contains data for the temperature, dew point, wind direction and speed, precipitation, cloud cover and heights, visibility, and barometric pressure. A METAR may also contain information on precipitation amounts, lightning , and other information that would be of interest to pilots or meteorologists such as a pilot report or ...

  5. Ceiling (cloud) - Wikipedia

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    The height above the ground or water of the base of the lowest layer of cloud below 6000 meters (20,000 feet) covering more than half the sky. [2] United Kingdom The vertical distance from the elevation of an aerodrome to the lowest part of any cloud visible from the aerodrome which is sufficient to obscure more than half of the sky. [3] United ...

  6. Clear Sky Chart - Wikipedia

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    They forecast the cloud cover, transparency and astronomical seeing, parameters which are not forecast by civil or aviation forecasts. [1] They forecast hourly data, but are limited to forecasting at most 48 hours into the future. Each individual chart provides data for only a 9 mile radius, and so are essentially point forecasts.

  7. Some parts of the U.S. could see cloudy skies during ... - AOL

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    Cloud cover forecasts will also be important for locations outside the path of totality, given that at least 99% of the contiguous U.S. will get to experience at least a partial eclipse.

  8. Station model - Wikipedia

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    Along with wind direction, cloud cover is one of the oldest atmospheric conditions to be coded on a station model. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The circle in the middle of the station model represents cloud cover. In the United Kingdom , when the observation is taken from an automated weather observation site, the shape is a triangle. [ 10 ]

  9. National Weather Service - Wikipedia

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    TAFs are concise, coded 24-hour forecasts (30-hour forecasts for certain airports) for a specific airport, which are issued every six hours with amendments as needed. As opposed to a public weather forecast, a TAF only addresses weather elements critical to aviation; these include wind, visibility, cloud cover and wind shear.