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METAR Decoder/ KCEC

KCEC — Current METAR, Crescent City/McNama, CA, 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 091556Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 170° at 8 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 9 statute miles.
Skyfew clouds at 3,700 ft; few clouds at 4,400 ft; overcast at 6,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 15°C (59°F), dew point 12.2°C (54°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 30.04 inHg (1017 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 091136Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 9th at 12:00 UTC to the 10th at 12:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 9th at 12:00 UTC to the 10th at 12:00 UTC

  • Wind from 160° at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 3 statute miles.
  • Mist.
  • Broken clouds at 6,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 20,000 ft AGL.

From the 9th at 15:00 UTC

  • Wind from 150° at 14 knots, gusting to 24 knots.
  • Visibility 4 statute miles.
  • Light showers of rain.
  • Broken clouds at 1,500 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 9th at 17:00 UTC to the 9th at 19:00 UTC

  • Wind from 180° at 16 knots, gusting to 33 knots.
  • Visibility 3 statute miles.
  • Showers of rain.
  • Broken clouds at 1,000 ft AGL.

From the 9th at 19:00 UTC

  • Wind from 170° at 15 knots, gusting to 24 knots.
  • Visibility 6 statute miles.
  • Light showers of rain.
  • Mist.
  • Scattered clouds at 1,500 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 2,000 ft AGL.

From the 10th at 08:00 UTC

  • Wind from 180° at 13 knots.
  • Visibility 6 statute miles.
  • Mist.
  • Broken clouds at 2,500 ft AGL.

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

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