{"id":15870,"date":"2026-06-13T05:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T00:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/pilot-training\/?p=15870"},"modified":"2026-07-26T10:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T05:28:44","slug":"station-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/pilot-training\/station-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Station Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<h3>Station Model<\/h3>\n<h3>Basic Station Model<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<h3>QFF<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<h3>QFF Pressure<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>QFF: <strong>999.8 hPa<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Pressure change in the past 24 hours: <strong>1.5 hPa<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pressure Tendency<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indicates the change in pressure over time (trend representation in station model).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cloud Cover<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cloud type and amount are represented in octas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cloud Type<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<h3>Cloud Level<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total cloud cover: <strong>8 oktas (overcast)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>No high clouds present.<\/li>\n<li>Medium clouds: Thick Altostratus (AS) or Nimbostratus (NS).<\/li>\n<li>Low clouds: Fair-weather Stratus.<\/li>\n<li>Low or medium cloud base: <strong>3 oktas between 100 and 199 meters<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Wind Velocity<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<h3>Wind Velocity Example<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Northwesterly winds at approximately <strong>330\u00b0 at 20 knots<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weather<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Significant weather: Fog.<\/li>\n<li>Past weather: Fog conditions also recorded earlier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Significant Weather<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Significant weather: Fog.<\/li>\n<li>Past weather: Fog conditions also recorded earlier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Visibility<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visibility ranges between <strong>500 m and 1000 m<\/strong> in fog.<\/li>\n<li>Sky is completely obscured.<\/li>\n<li>No significant change expected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Temperature and Dew Point<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Temperature: <strong>34\u00b0C<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Dew Point: <strong>27\u00b0C<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rainfall<\/h3>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibexaviation.com\/page-show\/aviation-meteorology\/m30-station-model-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total rainfall recorded since 03 UTC: <strong>Trace amount<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Station Model Basic Station Model QFF QFF Pressure QFF: 999.8 hPa Pressure change in the past 24 hours: 1.5 hPa Pressure Tendency Indicates the change in pressure over time (trend representation in station model). Cloud Cover Cloud type and amount are represented in octas. Cloud Type Cloud Level Total cloud cover: 8 oktas (overcast) No high clouds present. Medium clouds: Thick Altostratus (AS) or Nimbostratus (NS). Low clouds: Fair-weather Stratus. Low or medium cloud base: 3 oktas between 100 and 199 meters. 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