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METAR Decoder/ KNBC

KNBC — Current METAR, Beaufort, SC, 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 220718Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind calm.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skyfew clouds at 700 ft; scattered clouds at 1,600 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 24.4°C (76°F), dew point 23.9°C (75°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 29.95 inHg (1014 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 220000Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 22nd at 00:00 UTC to the 23rd at 06:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 22nd at 00:00 UTC to the 23rd at 06:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 4 knots.
  • Few clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 10,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 20,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 22nd at 09:00 UTC to the 22nd at 11:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 9,000 meters.
  • Light showers of rain.
  • Mist.
  • Scattered clouds at 3,500 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 8,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 20,000 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 22nd at 18:00 UTC to the 22nd at 23:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 5 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
  • Visibility 3,200 meters.
  • Thunderstorm rain.
  • Mist.
  • Broken clouds at 1,500 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).
  • Broken clouds at 3,000 ft AGL.

From the 23rd at 00:00 UTC

  • Wind from 80° at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 4,000 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 9,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 20,000 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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