Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs) are inherently difficult "point forecasts" for a very small, 5-statute-mile area around an airport, leading to common misunderstandings of their limitations by ...
METARs and TAFs were established by ICAO/WMO in 1965 to standardize international aviation weather reporting, though the U.S. and neighboring countries fully adopted them only in 1996. METAR data ...