The present weather detector reports instant present weather according to the WMO (World Meteorological Organization) code table 4678 (METAR) format.
| Qualifier | Weather phenomena | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
INTENSITY 1 |
DESCRIPTOR 2 |
PRECIPITATION 3 |
OBSCURATION 4 |
OTHER 5 |
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| − | Light | BH | Patches | DZ | Drizzle | BR | Mist | – |
| No qualifier | Moderate | SH | Showers | RA | Rain | FG | Fog | – |
| + | Heavy | FZ | Freezing | SN | Snow | DU | Widespread dust | – |
| PL | Ice pellets | HZ | Haze | – | ||||