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Fair weather
XXXX 012345Z 15003KT 12SM SCT041 FEW200 20/08 Q1015 NOSIG
A lovely day for trip to your favorite 100$ hamburger airfield
Thunderstorm
XXXX 012345Z 15012G25KT 4000 TSRA FEW030CB SCT035TCU 27/24 Q0995
A hot and damp summer day with thunderstorms developing in the afternoon.
Be prepared for reduction of visibility in showers and strong gusts
near thunderstorms
Stormy Monday
XXXX 012345Z 28035G50KT 9999 TSRA SCT022CB BKN030 13/09 Q1005
You're out for an adventure? Gusty winds blowing from the west
and isolated thunderstorms should be avoided. Fasten your seatbelt!
Marginal VFR
XXXX 012345Z 23010KT 5000 SHRA SCT012 BKN018 OVC060 15/11 Q1010
After the storm - limited visibility and some showers.
Go or No-Go?
CAT I minimum
XXXX 012345Z 15015KT 0800 -RA BKN002 OVC004 08/06 Q0990
If you just got your IFR rating, this is what you are allowed to do. But can you?
CAT II minimum
XXXX 012345Z 15010KT 0400 -RA BKN001 OVC002 08/06 Q0990
With just a 1/4 mile visibility and clouds at 100ft, you don't see much of the runway until
seconds before touchdown. Trust your instruments to stay alive.
CAT IIIb minimum
XXXX 012345Z VRB01KT 0100 FG OVC001 OVC002 02/02 Q0990
This is expert level. You will barely see the taxiway from the cockpit, even if you are
on ground. Fog and light drizzle, freezing level at 1000ft.
Fair weather
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