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METAR Decoder/ KNPA

KNPA — Current METAR, Pensacola , FL, 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 101256Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 70° at 4 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skyscattered clouds at 2,500 ft; scattered clouds at 6,000 ft; broken clouds at 28,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 27.8°C (82°F), dew point 25.6°C (78°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 30.14 inHg (1021 hPa).

Raw TAF

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 10th at 10:00 UTC to the 11th at 07:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 10th at 10:00 UTC to the 11th at 07:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 5 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • In the vicinity thunderstorm.
  • Scattered clouds at 2,500 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).
  • Broken clouds at 4,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 28,000 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 10th at 10:00 UTC to the 10th at 12:00 UTC

  • Visibility 6,000 meters.
  • Thunderstorm rain.
  • Broken clouds at 2,500 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

From the 10th at 14:00 UTC

  • Wind from 170° at 10 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • In the vicinity thunderstorm.
  • Scattered clouds at 3,500 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).
  • Scattered clouds at 18,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 28,000 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 10th at 14:00 UTC to the 10th at 17:00 UTC

  • Visibility 6,000 meters.
  • Thunderstorm rain.
  • Broken clouds at 3,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

From the 10th at 19:00 UTC

  • Wind from 170° at 10 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • In the vicinity showers of.
  • Scattered clouds at 4,000 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 18,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 28,000 ft AGL.

From the 10th at 23:00 UTC

  • Wind from 170° at 7 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 28,000 ft AGL.

From the 11th at 01:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 3 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.
  • Few clouds at 28,000 ft AGL.
  • Visibility 1,010 meters.
  • Visibility 1,011 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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