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METAR Decoder/ KCOF

KCOF — Current METAR, Cocoa Beach/Patrick, FL, 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 220655Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 170° at 6 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
SkySky clear.
TemperatureTemperature 25.7°C (78°F), dew point 23.5°C (74°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 29.85 inHg (1011 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 220200Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 22nd at 02:00 UTC to the 23rd at 08:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 22nd at 02:00 UTC to the 23rd at 08:00 UTC

  • Wind from 100° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 3,000 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 20,000 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 22nd at 07:00 UTC to the 22nd at 09:00 UTC

  • Visibility 8,000 meters.
  • Light showers of rain.
  • Broken clouds at 3,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 22nd at 16:00 UTC to the 22nd at 17:00 UTC

  • Wind from 80° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • In the vicinity thunderstorm.
  • Scattered clouds at 2,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 3,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

Temporarily, the 22nd at 17:00 UTC to the 22nd at 19:00 UTC

  • Wind from 80° at 10 knots, gusting to 18 knots.
  • Visibility 4,800 meters.
  • Thunderstorm rain.
  • Broken clouds at 2,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

Becoming, the 22nd at 22:00 UTC to the 22nd at 23:00 UTC

  • Wind from 130° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • No significant weather.
  • Few clouds at 2,000 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 8,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 23rd at 03:00 UTC to the 23rd at 04:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 2,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 4,000 ft AGL.
  • Visibility 2,204 meters.
  • Visibility 2,210 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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