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METAR Decoder/ KGSB

KGSB — Current METAR, Goldsboro/Johnson AFB, NC, US

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

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Flight category

Marginal VFR

Ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft and/or visibility 3–5 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 50° at 3 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skybroken clouds at 1,100 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 23.1°C (74°F), dew point 20.4°C (69°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 29.96 inHg (1015 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 212300Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 21st at 23:00 UTC to the 23rd at 05:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 21st at 23:00 UTC to the 23rd at 05:00 UTC

  • Wind from 140° at 5 knots.
  • Visibility 8,000 meters.
  • Light rain.
  • Scattered clouds at 4,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 6,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 22nd at 01:00 UTC to the 22nd at 02:00 UTC

  • Wind from 130° at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • No significant weather.
  • Few clouds at 3,000 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 22nd at 09:00 UTC to the 22nd at 10:00 UTC

  • Wind from 40° at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
  • Visibility 6,000 meters.
  • Light thunderstorm rain.
  • Overcast clouds at 500 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

Becoming, the 22nd at 14:00 UTC to the 22nd at 15:00 UTC

  • Wind from 70° at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
  • Visibility 8,000 meters.
  • Light showers of rain.
  • Broken clouds at 2,000 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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