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METAR Decoder/ KHUA

KHUA — Current METAR, Huntsville/Redstone AAF, AL, 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 calm.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skybroken clouds at 21,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 22.2°C (72°F), dew point 20.6°C (69°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 29.98 inHg (1015 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 220455Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 22nd at 04:00 UTC to the 23rd at 02:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 22nd at 04:00 UTC to the 23rd at 02:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • In the vicinity thunderstorm.
  • Few clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 6,500 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

Temporarily, the 21st at 20:00 UTC to the 22nd at 05:00 UTC

  • Wind from 190° at 18 knots, gusting to 25 knots.
  • Visibility 6,000 meters.
  • Thunderstorm rain.
  • Broken clouds at 500 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 1,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

Becoming, the 22nd at 08:00 UTC to the 22nd at 09:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • No significant weather.
  • Few clouds at 1,000 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 9,000 ft AGL.
  • Visibility 2,204 meters.
  • Visibility 2,212 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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