All instruments
Clouds
Recognise the clouds by height and turn cloud cover into oktas and a METAR group.
Heights for mid-latitudes. Closer to the tropics the bands sit higher.
Tap a cloud to see what it means for your flight.
CumulusCu
Low base, grows upwards
Separate heaped clouds with a flat base and a cauliflower top.
- Turbulence
- light to moderate
- Icing in the cloud
- light to moderate
- Precipitation
- showers when it grows tall
For you as a VFR pilot
Thermals: bumpy below and in the cloud, usually with good visibility underneath. When they grow tall, showers follow.