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METAR Decoder/ KNJK

KNJK — Current METAR, El Centro, CA, 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 220756Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 280° at 12 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
SkySky clear.
TemperatureTemperature 25°C (77°F), dew point 8.9°C (48°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 29.77 inHg (1008 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 220700Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

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

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

  • Wind from 250° at 18 knots, gusting to 25 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Sky clear.

Temporarily, the 22nd at 07:00 UTC to the 22nd at 09:00 UTC

  • Wind from 260° at 12 knots.

From the 22nd at 09:00 UTC

  • Wind from 270° at 12 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Sky clear.

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

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

From the 23rd at 02:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Sky clear.
  • Visibility 2,207 meters.
  • Visibility 2,213 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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