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METAR Decoder/ KAFF

KAFF — Current METAR, Air Force Academy Arfld, CO, US

Plain-English decode of the latest observation. Updates roughly hourly.

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Flight category

VFR

Visual conditions — ceiling > 3,000 ft and visibility > 5 sm.

What do VFR, MVFR, IFR & LIFR mean?▾
CategoryCeilingVisibility
VFRVisual Flight Rulesgreater than 3,000 ft AGLandgreater than 5 sm
MVFRMarginal VFR1,000 to 3,000 ft AGLand/or3 to 5 sm
IFRInstrument Flight Rules500 to below 1,000 ft AGLand/or1 to less than 3 sm
LIFRLow IFRbelow 500 ft AGLand/orless than 1 sm

Raw METAR · observed 242011Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 330° at 4 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skyscattered clouds at 3,000 ft; overcast at 6,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 17°C (63°F), dew point 11°C (52°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 30.29 inHg (1026 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 241910Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 24th at 19:00 UTC to the 26th at 01:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 24th at 19:00 UTC to the 26th at 01:00 UTC

  • Wind from 20° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • In the vicinity showers of.
  • Broken clouds at 3,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 6,000 ft AGL.
  • Wind direction varying between 340° and 50°.

Becoming, the 25th at 01:00 UTC to the 25th at 02:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Light showers of rain.
  • Scattered clouds at 1,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 2,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 25th at 08:00 UTC to the 25th at 09:00 UTC

  • Wind from 340° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • No significant weather.
  • Scattered clouds at 1,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 7,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 25th at 12:00 UTC to the 25th at 13:00 UTC

  • Wind from 150° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Broken clouds at 800 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 7,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 25th at 16:00 UTC to the 25th at 17:00 UTC

  • Wind from 170° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 1,500 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 7,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 25th at 20:00 UTC to the 25th at 21:00 UTC

  • Wind from 170° at 14 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • In the vicinity thunderstorm.
  • Broken clouds at 4,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

Temporarily, the 25th at 21:00 UTC to the 26th at 01:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 20 knots, gusting to 30 knots.
  • Light thunderstorm rain hail.
  • Broken clouds at 3,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).
  • Visibility 2,501 meters.
  • Visibility 2,511 meters.

Source: NOAA/FAA Aviation Weather Center. For information only — not for flight planning or navigation; always use official briefing sources.

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