✈️ METAR/TAF Verification Dashboard
Professional Aviation Meteorology Analysis
📋 File-Based Example Loading
Loads data from TAF.txt, Short_TAF.txt, and METAR.txt (ignoring headers)
Forecast Verification
Compare METAR observations against TAF forecast using IMD verification criteria
Verification Results
📊 Verification Analytics Dashboard
Overall Accuracy (CSI)
--
Critical Success Index
Wind Speed RMSE
--
Root Mean Square Error (kt)
Visibility Hit Rate
--
Within Category
Weather POD
--
Probability of Detection
Wind Verification (Speed & Direction
Error)
Overall Skill Radar
Wind Timeline
Visibility Categories (ICAO)
Visibility Timeline
Weather Timeline
Cloud Timeline
Ceiling Accuracy
Monthly CSI Trend
Match (Verified)
Mismatch (Not Verified)
📚 Reference Information
METAR Structure
- Type: METAR or SPECI
- Location: ICAO 4-letter code
- Time: DDHHMMZ format
- Wind: DDDFFKT or DDDFFGFFKT
- Visibility: Meters (4 digits)
- Weather: Present weather code
- Cloud: NsNsNshshshs format
- Temp: TT/TdTd (M for minus)
- QNH: QPHPHPHPH (hPa)
TAF Structure
- Type: TAF/TAF AMD/TAF COR
- Location: ICAO 4-letter code
- Issue: DDHHMMZ
- Valid: DDHH/DDHH period
- FM: From (permanent change)
- BECMG: Becoming (gradual)
- TEMPO: Temporary fluctuations
- PROB: Probability (30/40)
- NSW: No significant weather
Verification Criteria (IMD)
- Wind Dir: ±20° (80%)
- Wind Spd: ±5 kts (80%)
- Vis <800m: ±200m (80%)
- Vis 800m-10km: ±30% (80%)
- Precip: Occurrence (80%)
- Cloud <450m: ±1 category (70%)
- Cloud Ht: ±30m/±30% (70%)
Weather Phenomena Codes
- RA: Rain
- DZ: Drizzle
- SN: Snow
- TS: Thunderstorm
- FG: Fog
- HZ: Haze
- +/-: Heavy/Light
- VC: Vicinity