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METAR Decoder/ KNCA

KNCA — Current METAR, New River MCAS, NC, 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 220456Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind not reported.
VisibilityVisibility 7 statute miles.
Skyfew clouds at 12,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 23.9°C (75°F), dew point 22.8°C (73°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 29.99 inHg (1016 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 from 150° at 3 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 4,100 ft AGL.
  • Few clouds at 13,000 ft AGL.

From the 22nd at 02:00 UTC

  • Wind from 90° at 3 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 12,000 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 22nd at 05:00 UTC to the 22nd at 11:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 3 knots.
  • Visibility 600 meters.
  • Fog.
  • Sky obscured; vertical visibility 300 ft.

Becoming, the 22nd at 13:00 UTC to the 22nd at 15:00 UTC

  • Visibility 3,200 meters.
  • Thunderstorm rain.
  • Mist.
  • Overcast clouds at 1,200 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

From the 23rd at 02:00 UTC

  • Wind from 30° at 7 knots.
  • Visibility 4,800 meters.
  • Showers of rain.
  • Mist.
  • Broken clouds at 1,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).
  • Overcast clouds at 9,000 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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