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METAR Decoder/ KLSF

KLSF — Current METAR, Fort Benning/Lawson AAF, GA, 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 241955Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 30° at 8 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skybroken clouds at 2,200 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 23.2°C (74°F), dew point 17.4°C (63°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 30.06 inHg (1018 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 241300Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 24th at 13:00 UTC to the 25th at 19:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 24th at 13:00 UTC to the 25th at 19:00 UTC

  • Wind from 60° at 7 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 700 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 1,300 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 2,000 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 24th at 13:00 UTC to the 24th at 15:00 UTC

  • Broken clouds at 600 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 1,200 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 24th at 15:00 UTC to the 24th at 16:00 UTC

  • Wind from 40° at 10 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 1,700 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 2,000 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 3,500 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 24th at 16:00 UTC to the 24th at 18:00 UTC

  • Wind from 50° at 11 knots, gusting to 16 knots.
  • Few clouds at 2,000 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 3,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 25,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 24th at 17:00 UTC to the 24th at 18:00 UTC

  • Wind from 40° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 2,200 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 3,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 4,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 6,500 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 24th at 20:00 UTC to the 24th at 21:00 UTC

  • Wind from 30° at 11 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 3,000 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 4,000 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 6,500 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 25th at 00:00 UTC to the 25th at 01:00 UTC

  • Wind from 30° at 7 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 4,000 ft AGL.
  • Few clouds at 6,500 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 25th at 02:00 UTC to the 25th at 03:00 UTC

  • Wind from 20° at 3 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Sky clear.

Becoming, the 25th at 13:00 UTC to the 25th at 14:00 UTC

  • Wind from 30° at 8 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 800 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 1,200 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 2,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 25th at 15:00 UTC to the 25th at 16:00 UTC

  • Wind from 30° at 11 knots, gusting to 18 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 2,300 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 3,000 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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