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METAR Decoder/ KNYG

KNYG — Current METAR, Quantico , VA, US

Plain-English decode of the latest observation. Updates roughly hourly.

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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 40° at 8 knots.
VisibilityVisibility not reported.
Skybroken clouds at 600 ft; overcast at 1,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 20°C (68°F), dew point 18.9°C (66°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 30.07 inHg (1018 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 220800Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 22nd at 08:00 UTC to the 23rd at 14:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 22nd at 08:00 UTC to the 23rd at 14:00 UTC

  • Wind from 70° at 8 knots.
  • Visibility 3,200 meters.
  • Mist.
  • Broken clouds at 500 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 1,000 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 22nd at 08:00 UTC to the 22nd at 14:00 UTC

  • Wind from 60° at 12 knots, gusting to 20 knots.
  • Visibility 800 meters.
  • Showers of rain.
  • Fog.
  • Overcast clouds at 200 ft AGL.

From the 22nd at 14:00 UTC

  • Wind from 60° at 14 knots, gusting to 25 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Broken clouds at 1,500 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 22nd at 14:00 UTC to the 22nd at 18:00 UTC

  • Visibility 4,800 meters.
  • Light showers of rain.
  • Mist.
  • Broken clouds at 1,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 22nd at 18:00 UTC to the 22nd at 20:00 UTC

  • Wind from 50° at 12 knots, gusting to 20 knots.
  • Visibility 3,200 meters.
  • Showers of rain.
  • Mist.
  • Broken clouds at 1,500 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 4,000 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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