METAR Fácil: METAR TAF México

METAR Fácil is an independent app. It is not affiliated with SENEAM, the National Meteorological Service, AFAC, or any government entity, and does not provide any government services. It translates public reports into plain language; the original report is the authoritative source.

METAR Fácil (also "metar facil") translates METAR and TAF reports into plain Spanish and teaches you how to read them. It's an aeronautical weather decoder for student pilots, pilots, and instructors in Mexico. Free, no account required, and with unobtrusive ads.

Aeronautical weather apps give you the results. METAR Fácil explains why: tap any group in the report and it tells you what it means.

WHAT IT DOES

• Decodes the METAR group by group: wind, visibility, clouds, temperature, altimeter, and trend, each with its explanation.

• Tells you the flight category and its reason: VFR (green), MVFR (blue), IFR (red), or LIFR (magenta). For example: "IFR because the ceiling is 800 ft."

• Displays the TAF by period (base condition, FM, TEMPO, BECMG, and PROB), each with its color, UTC time, and local time.

• Includes 73 airports and airfields in Mexico. Search by ICAO code, IATA code, or name: MMMX Mexico City, MMCB Cuernavaca, MMTO Toluca, MMAA Acapulco, MMMD Mérida, MMUN Cancún, and more.

• If an airfield does not publish a METAR, it tells you and suggests the nearest one that does.

• Save your favorite airfields to your device.

• Shows how recent each report is.

LEARN TO READ AERONAUTICAL WEATHER
• Step-by-step tutorial: how to read a METAR, with a real report that lights up group by group.

• How to read a TAF: validity, changes, and probabilities.

• VFR, MVFR, IFR, and LIFR flight categories: ceiling, visibility, and the worst-of-two rule.

• Code tables: weather phenomena (rain, fog, thunderstorm, volcanic ash), descriptors, intensity, clouds, wind, visibility, pressure, temperature, time, trends, and abbreviations.

• Glossary, annotated real-world examples, and multiple-choice practice with feedback.

WHO IS IT FOR?
• Private pilot, commercial pilot, and instrument pilot students preparing for their meteorology theory exam.

• Instructors who want support in explaining METAR and TAF in class.

• Pilots who check the weather at their airfield and want to understand it quickly.

• Anyone curious about aviation.

HASSLE-FREE
• Free, no account creation required. With unobtrusive ads. The premium version (one-time payment) removes these features and adds unlimited favorites, airport alerts, route briefings, 24-hour flight history, exam mode, and a widget.

• In Mexican Spanish, with units in knots, statute miles, and feet, as they appear in the reports.

• In Spanish and English (METAR & TAF decoder), depending on your phone's language.

• Part of the Pilot Hub kit, a suite of tools for trainee pilots: pilothub.mx

OFFICIAL SOURCES
METAR and TAF reports are provided by aviationweather.gov, a public service of NOAA (United States); the app translates them, but does not issue or correct them. The codes follow international standards. Always consult the original source. She has authority over any translation in this app:
• Source of reports: aviationweather.gov (NOAA): https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/
• SENEAM Portal: https://www.gob.mx/seneam
• National Meteorological Service: https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/es/
• ICAO Annex 3, Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation: https://store.icao.int/
• WMO Code Manual, No. 306: https://library.wmo.int/

IMPORTANT
METAR Fácil is an educational and reference tool. The translation is an aid, not an authorized report: it does not replace the meteorological briefing or the decision of the pilot in command. Reports may be delayed.

Download it and stop guessing what BKN008 means.