Aviation Weather Quiz
A random METAR, TAF or PIREP each time. Read it, then decode it to mark yourself.
Mixes METARs, TAFs and PIREPs. Every report is valid and is decoded by the same engine that reads live weather.
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The WxDecoder app gives you live weather, maps, route weather, saved examples, and quizzes that make aviation weather stick.
How the aviation weather quiz works
Press the button and you get a random report. It might be a METAR, a TAF or a PIREP, because knowing which format you are looking at is the first skill.
Answer these before you decode. What format is it? What is the station and the time? What are the wind, the visibility and the ceiling? And for a METAR, what is the flight category, and which of ceiling or visibility drove it?
Then press Decode. The answer comes back with the reasoning, not just a verdict, so a wrong answer tells you which step went wrong.
Why it never just says wrong
Feedback that says wrong and stops teaches nothing. Every decode here explains the group it read and what that group changes for you, so you can find the exact point where your reading diverged.
That is also why the raw report stays on screen next to the explanation. You can check the decode against the source rather than taking it on trust.
If a group is unfamiliar, every code links to a page explaining it in full.
Drilling one format at a time
The quiz mixes formats deliberately, but sometimes you want to drill one. The METAR generator, TAF generator and PIREP generator each stay on a single format.
For the underlying material, the field guide teaches a field at a time and the code reference answers one code at a time.
This is a practice tool, not a test of airworthiness or a substitute for training. Always get an official briefing before you fly.
Frequently asked questions
Is the aviation weather quiz free?
Yes, with no signup and no limit on questions. Each press generates a fresh report, and decoding it costs nothing.
Which formats does the quiz cover?
METARs, TAFs and PIREPs, mixed at random so that identifying the format is part of the exercise. Roughly half the questions are METARs, since that is the format you meet most often.
Does it score me?
No. It gives you a report and then a full explanation, so you mark yourself against the reasoning. That is deliberate: the useful feedback is which step you got wrong, not a number.
Is this enough to prepare for a written exam?
It is good drill for reading the formats, which is a large part of the weather questions. It is not a syllabus, and it does not cover theory, charts or regulations.