# Check weather

The Weather tool fetches live METAR and TAF data by ICAO airport code.

## <mark style="color:$warning;">Add an airport manually</mark>

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1. Open **WEATHER**.
2. Enter a four-letter ICAO airport code.
3. Tap **ADD**.
4. Review the METAR and TAF card.

## <mark style="color:$warning;">Pull airports from the OFP</mark>

If an OFP is loaded, Weather can populate the airport list from the parsed OFP.

1. Load an OFP in OFP Brief.
2. Open **WEATHER**.
3. Tap **PULL OFP**.
4. Review departure, destination, alternate, and enroute weather cards.

## <mark style="color:$warning;">Read age colors</mark>

| METAR age                                                 | Color | Meaning              |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | -------------------- |
| <mark style="color:$success;">Less than 90 minutes</mark> | Green | Current observation. |
| <mark style="color:$warning;">90 to 120 minutes</mark>    | Amber | Aging observation.   |
| <mark style="color:$danger;">More than 120 minutes</mark> | Red   | Stale observation.   |

## <mark style="color:$warning;">Refresh and clear</mark>

* **REFRESH ALL** fetches all current airport cards again.
* **CLEAR ALL** uses a confirmation step before removing the list.
* Arrow buttons move cards up or down, and the order is saved locally.

## <mark style="color:$warning;">TAF highlighting</mark>

When airports come from an OFP, AvComp can dim TAF groups outside the planned flight window. This makes the likely relevant parts easier to scan, but it does not replace reading the full TAF when required.


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