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METAR Decoder/ KNQI

KNQI — Current METAR, Kingsville, TX, 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 80° at 12 knots, gusting 20 kt.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skyscattered clouds at 4,600 ft; broken clouds at 25,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 35°C (95°F), dew point 22.2°C (72°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 29.96 inHg (1015 hPa).

Raw TAF

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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 80° at 11 knots, gusting to 19 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • In the vicinity thunderstorm.
  • Few clouds at 2,500 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).
  • Scattered clouds at 4,000 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 30,000 ft AGL.
  • Wind direction varying between 50° and 110°.

Temporarily, the 24th at 15:00 UTC to the 24th at 18:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 15 knots, gusting to 25 knots.
  • Visibility 4,800 meters.
  • Showers of rain.
  • Broken clouds at 2,500 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 18,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 25,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 24th at 19:00 UTC to the 24th at 21:00 UTC

  • Wind from 110° at 15 knots, gusting to 24 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • No significant weather.
  • Few clouds at 4,500 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 7,500 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 30,000 ft AGL.

From the 25th at 01:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 2,000 ft AGL.
  • Few 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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