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KHMN — Current METAR, Holloman AFB, NM, 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 280° at 4 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skyfew clouds at 14,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 22.7°C (73°F), dew point 7.2°C (45°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 30.08 inHg (1019 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 220500Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 22nd at 05:00 UTC to the 23rd at 07:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 22nd at 05:00 UTC to the 23rd at 07:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 10,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 22nd at 11:00 UTC to the 22nd at 12:00 UTC

  • Wind from 200° at 10 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 10,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 15,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 22nd at 19:00 UTC to the 22nd at 20:00 UTC

  • Wind from 150° at 15 knots, gusting to 25 knots.
  • Visibility 9,000 meters.
  • Light showers of rain.
  • Broken clouds at 6,000 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 10,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 23rd at 00:00 UTC to the 23rd at 01:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 20 knots, gusting to 30 knots.
  • Visibility 8,000 meters.
  • Light thunderstorm rain.
  • Broken clouds at 4,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).
  • Overcast clouds at 10,000 ft AGL.
  • Visibility 2,205 meters.
  • Visibility 2,209 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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