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METAR Decoder/ KCEF

KCEF — Current METAR, Chicopee/Westover AFB, MA, 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 101255Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind calm.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skybroken clouds at 22,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 19.4°C (67°F), dew point 16°C (61°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 30.00 inHg (1016 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 101200Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 10th at 12:00 UTC to the 11th at 18:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 10th at 12:00 UTC to the 11th at 18:00 UTC

  • Wind from 210° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 18,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 10th at 22:00 UTC to the 10th at 23:00 UTC

  • Wind from 210° at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
  • Visibility 9,000 meters.
  • Light showers of rain.
  • Scattered clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 9,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 15,000 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 11th at 00:00 UTC to the 11th at 04:00 UTC

  • Wind from 250° at 15 knots, gusting to 30 knots.
  • Visibility 3,200 meters.
  • Light thunderstorm rain.
  • Broken clouds at 5,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).
  • Overcast clouds at 9,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 11th at 03:00 UTC to the 11th at 04:00 UTC

  • Wind from 230° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • No significant weather.
  • Broken clouds at 9,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 25,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 11th at 12:00 UTC to the 11th at 13:00 UTC

  • Wind from 310° at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 11th at 15:00 UTC to the 11th at 18:00 UTC

  • Wind from 320° at 12 knots, gusting to 18 knots.

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

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