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Flight forecast

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-005620

A detailed weather prediction tailored for a specific aviation route, time, and altitude. It provides pilots and dispatchers with information on wind speed and direction, air temperature, turbulence, icing conditions, and significant weather phenomena like thunderstorms. Forecasts are presented in specific formats, including text-based Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs) for airports and graphical charts depicting conditions for en-route segments of flight.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-005620
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
See alsoFIFOR
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-005620",
  "term": "Flight forecast",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A detailed weather prediction tailored for a specific aviation route, time, and altitude. It provides pilots and dispatchers with information on wind speed and direction, air temperature, turbulence, icing conditions, and significant weather phenomena like thunderstorms. Forecasts are presented in specific formats, including text-based Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs) for airports and graphical charts depicting conditions for en-route segments of flight.",
  "see_also": [
    "FIFOR"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/flight-forecast/"
}

Record 3,596 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.