When we talk about "mid morning", or "late afternoon", do you really know what time frame specifically we are referring to? Perhaps even more confusing to some people is the "Z" time (also called UTC or GMT time) mentioned in most meteorological text and graphics. Without the proper knowledge, there can be a lot of confusion. Below you will find simple conversions of both aspects.
Overnight -- Midnight to 6:00am.
Early Overnight...... 12:00AM - 2:00AM Mid Overnight...... 2:00AM - 4:00AM Late Overnight...... 4:00AM - 6:00AM
Morning -- 6:00AM to 12:00PM.
Early Morning...... 6:00AM - 8:00AM Mid Morning...... 8:00AM - 10:00AM Late Morning...... 10:00AM - 12:00PM/noon-time
Afternoon -- 12:00PM to 6:00PM.
Early Afternoon...... 12:00PM/noon-time - 2:00PM Mid Afternoon...... 2:00PM - 4:00PM Late Afternoon...... 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Evening -- 6:00PM to 12:00AM/Midnight.
Early Evening...... 6:00PM - 8:00PM Mid Evening...... 8:00PM - 10:00PM Late Evening...... 10:00PM - 12:00AM/Midnight
Z time, also called UTC or GMT time, is a universally coordinated time used in operational meteorology world-wide. If you're just learning it, it will be a bit confusing... but you'll get the hang of it after a while. To find the Z time during Standard time, add 5 hours to the 24 hour time. During Daylight time, add 4 hours to the 24 hour time. For example, 13:00 (1pm) would be 18Z in Standard time, and 17Z in Daylight time. Below is a conversion chart with 12 hour time, 24 hour time, and Z time listed, for both Standard and Daylight time:
For Daylight Time 12 Hour 24 Hour Z/GMT/UTC 12am...........0..............04Z 1am...........1..............05Z 2am...........2..............06Z 3am...........3..............07Z 4am...........4..............08Z 5am...........5..............09Z 6am...........6..............10Z 7am...........7..............11Z 8am...........8..............12Z 9am...........9..............13Z 10am...........10.............14Z 11am...........11.............15Z 12pm...........12.............16Z 1pm...........13.............17Z 2pm...........14.............18Z 3pm...........15.............19Z 4pm...........16.............20Z 5pm...........17.............21Z 6pm...........18.............22Z 7pm...........19.............23Z 8pm...........20.............00Z 9pm...........21.............01Z 10pm...........22.............02Z 11pm...........23.............03Z
For Standard Time 12 Hour 24 Hour Z/GMT/UTC 12am...........0..............05Z 1am...........1..............06Z 2am...........2..............07Z 3am...........3..............08Z 4am...........4..............09Z 5am...........5..............10Z 6am...........6..............11Z 7am...........7..............12Z 8am...........8..............13Z 9am...........9..............14Z 10am...........10.............15Z 11am...........11.............16Z 12pm...........12.............17Z 1pm...........13.............18Z 2pm...........14.............19Z 3pm...........15.............20Z 4pm...........16.............21Z 5pm...........17.............22Z 6pm...........18.............23Z 7pm...........19.............00Z 8pm...........20.............01Z 9pm...........21.............02Z 10pm...........22.............03Z 11pm...........23.............04Z
