{"id":253347,"date":"2026-08-11T15:11:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?post_type=glossary-terms&#038;p=253347"},"modified":"2026-08-11T15:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:12:09","slug":"metar","status":"publish","type":"glossary-terms","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/glossary-terms\/metar\/","title":{"rendered":"METAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ndcdyn.interactivebrokers.com\/mkt\/?src=glossGenAcc&amp;url=%2FUniversal%2FApplication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Account<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">METAR, short for Meteorological Aerodrome Report, is the standardized hourly surface weather observation issued primarily for aviation, typically transmitted near 52 minutes past each hour. 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