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METAR Decoder/ KNUW

KNUW — Current METAR, Whidbey Island, WA, 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 091553Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 100° at 7 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skyfew clouds at 5,000 ft; scattered clouds at 9,000 ft; broken clouds at 13,000 ft; overcast at 20,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 8.3°C (47°F), dew point 6.7°C (44°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 30.00 inHg (1016 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 091500Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 9th at 15:00 UTC to the 10th at 15:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 9th at 15:00 UTC to the 10th at 15:00 UTC

  • Wind from 120° at 8 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 4,500 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 10,000 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 18,000 ft AGL.

From the 9th at 18:00 UTC

  • Wind from 130° at 13 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 7,000 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 12,000 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 9th at 20:00 UTC to the 10th at 01:00 UTC

  • Wind from 130° at 17 knots, gusting to 25 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Light rain.
  • Broken clouds at 3,500 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 10th at 00:00 UTC to the 10th at 02:00 UTC

  • Wind from 140° at 18 knots, gusting to 32 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • In the vicinity showers of.
  • Scattered clouds at 2,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 3,500 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 10th at 02:00 UTC to the 10th at 04:00 UTC

  • Wind from 150° at 23 knots, gusting to 36 knots.
  • Visibility 6,000 meters.
  • Light showers of rain.
  • Mist.
  • Broken clouds at 1,200 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 3,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).
  • Overcast clouds at 6,000 ft AGL.

From the 10th at 05:00 UTC

  • Wind from 160° at 12 knots, gusting to 20 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • In the vicinity showers of.
  • Broken clouds at 2,500 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 4,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 20,000 ft AGL.

From the 10th at 11:00 UTC

  • Wind from 140° at 20 knots, gusting to 35 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Light rain.
  • Scattered clouds at 2,500 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 8,000 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 13,000 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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