How do you read the cloud information on a QFA bulletin?
Loloa asked:
I know the abbreviations eg. CU=cumulus etc., but after the the type of cloud comes the scale eg. 1-3 (CU 1-3). What is the scale? One to ten (1-10)?
Thanks for any info, It’ll be greatly appreciated!
Roselin
I know the abbreviations eg. CU=cumulus etc., but after the the type of cloud comes the scale eg. 1-3 (CU 1-3). What is the scale? One to ten (1-10)?
Thanks for any info, It’ll be greatly appreciated!
Roselin
It has been a while since I’ve learned tower controller wx reports, but I’ll take a stab (and I’ve never heard of them as QFA’s, but I’m fairly sure I know what you are talking about and the QFA thing is something I was never taught or is a difference in our countries). it divides to 0-8. 8 sections of sky. 0 is clear. 1-2 is few clouds, 3-4 skattered, 5-7 is broken and 8 is overcast.
Comment by Kevin — January 23, 2010 @ 11:37 pm
its a scale of density
Comment by lilostitchfans — January 24, 2010 @ 2:56 pm
The sky without cloud in sight out of sky covered expressed as few few few 34 eights of expressed as skc sky covered expressed as kevin said the sky containing cloud 12 out of is ovc overcast.
Comment by danzerix — January 27, 2010 @ 2:37 pm