Check the remarks for any additional information added to the report. The remarks section is for anything else the reporter thinks you need to know. A METAR report may have very few additional comments or it may have a bunch. These comments can include information about when a thunderstorm began or ended, the type of station making the report, air pressure, or any other notes. There are many different remarks that could be added, so be sure to look at a guide like https://weather.cod.edu/notes/metar.html.
- For instance, ACSL means altocumulus standing lenticular clouds. Then, DSNT tells you the clouds are distant, beyond 10 miles away. The code SE-S shows that they are southeast by south.
- The code SLP960 indicates the sea level pressure in tenths of millibars or hectoPascals.
- A code of SHRA DSNT N-E-SE AND DSNT NW indicates moderate rain showers in the distant north through east through southeast and the distant northwest.
- General numbers like 60001 55000 usually represent automated maintenance data. You don't need to bother with trying to decipher them.
- LAST COR stands for last correction. A number of 43 tells you the correction was made at 43 minutes past the hour.