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METAR Decoder/ KNLC

KNLC — Current METAR, Lemoore , 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 241956Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 110° at 7 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skyfew clouds at 9,000 ft; few clouds at 24,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 33.3°C (92°F), dew point 11.1°C (52°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 29.85 inHg (1011 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 241455Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 24th at 15:00 UTC to the 25th at 15:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 24th at 15:00 UTC to the 25th at 15:00 UTC

  • Wind from 320° at 4 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 11,000 ft AGL.
  • Few clouds at 21,000 ft AGL.

From the 24th at 16:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 4 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 11,000 ft AGL.
  • Few clouds at 22,000 ft AGL.

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

  • Wind from 320° at 10 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 22,000 ft AGL.

From the 25th at 13:00 UTC

  • Wind from 340° at 13 knots, gusting to 18 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 20,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 25,000 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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