TABLE 22 

 Present Weather 

 Conversion from Beaufort weather notation to WMO Code ^501 



Abbreviation 

 b. 

 be. 



d. 



e. 



f . 

 fe. 



g- 

 h. 

 kq.. 



1 

 m 

 o 



P 



q. 



r 



rs 



s 



t 



tl 



u. 



V. 



z. 



Description 



Blue sky whether with clear or hazy atmosphere^ 



or sky not more than one-quarter clouded. 



Sky between one-quarter and three-quarters 



clouded. 



Mainly cloudy (not less than three-quarters 



covered. ) 



Drizzle or fine rain. 



Wet air without rain falling. 



Fog. 



Wet fog. 



Gloomy. 



Hail. 



Line squall. 



Lightning 



Mist. 



Overcast sky (i.e., the whole sky covered 



with unbroken cloud). 



Passing showers. 



Squalls. 



Code 



Rain. 



Sleet (i.e., 



Snow. 



Thunder. 



Thunderstorm, 



rain and snow together), 



Ugly, threatening sky. 



Unusual visibility. 



Dust haze J the turbid atmosphere of dry weather. 



5 



h 



k 

 k 



2 



9 

 9 



9 



2 



8 

 9 



6 

 7 

 T 

 9 

 9 



2 





 k 



65 



