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METAR Decoder/ KINS

KINS — Current METAR, Indian Springs/Creech AFB, NV, US

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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 30° at 11 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skyfew clouds at 500 ft; few clouds at 7,000 ft; overcast at 9,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 17.2°C (63°F), dew point 12.9°C (55°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 30.00 inHg (1016 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 220645Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 22nd at 07:00 UTC to the 23rd at 11:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 22nd at 07:00 UTC to the 23rd at 11:00 UTC

  • Wind from 120° at 18 knots, gusting to 28 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • In the vicinity thunderstorm.
  • Scattered clouds at 3,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 10,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

Temporarily, the 22nd at 07:00 UTC to the 22nd at 08:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 20 knots, gusting to 35 knots.
  • Visibility 8,000 meters.
  • Light thunderstorm rain.
  • Overcast clouds at 8,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

Becoming, the 22nd at 07:00 UTC to the 22nd at 08:00 UTC

  • Wind from 20° at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • No significant weather.
  • Few clouds at 10,000 ft AGL.

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

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

Becoming, the 22nd at 18:00 UTC to the 22nd at 19:00 UTC

  • Wind from 320° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 10,000 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 22nd at 21:00 UTC to the 23rd at 02:00 UTC

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

Becoming, the 23rd at 02:00 UTC to the 23rd at 03:00 UTC

  • Wind from 230° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Sky clear.

Becoming, the 23rd at 05:00 UTC to the 23rd at 06:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Sky clear.

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

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