Contact Approach

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in
nk.net:
I guess the next question is, "reported to whom?".


To ATC.

No, to the pilot. ATC doesn't necessarily get weather reports, because
they're not the National Weather Service. We have weather observers in
lots of places, and their reports don't necessarily get into the system,
especially if we call up and ask for the weather at odd times.
If your FBO has a certified weather observer on staff ATC will have
that observation.

Not necessarily, and in some cases, not even likely. Weather is not
reported to ATC, it's reported to the NWS, if anyone. ATC isn't at the
front of the line. In fact, my home base has weather reporting via ASOS
and much of the time ATC is far behind on the weather. They don't even
know when it goes from VMC to IMC and vice versa unless we tell them.

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Regards,

Stan

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