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METAR Decoder/ KOAJ

KOAJ — Current METAR, Jacksonville/Ellis Arpt, NC, US

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

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Flight category

Low IFR

Ceiling < 500 ft and/or visibility < 1 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 220756Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 340° at 3 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 9 statute miles.
Skybroken clouds at 300 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 22.2°C (72°F), dew point 21.7°C (71°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 29.97 inHg (1015 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 220531Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 22nd at 06:00 UTC to the 23rd at 06:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 22nd at 06:00 UTC to the 23rd at 06:00 UTC

  • Wind from 50° at 3 knots.
  • Visibility greater than 6 statute miles.
  • Scattered clouds at 600 ft AGL.
  • Scattered clouds at 25,000 ft AGL.

From the 22nd at 08:00 UTC

  • Wind from 40° at 3 knots.
  • Visibility 4 statute miles.
  • Mist.
  • In the vicinity showers of.
  • Broken clouds at 400 ft AGL.

From the 22nd at 14:00 UTC

  • Wind from 70° at 7 knots.
  • Visibility greater than 6 statute miles.
  • Light showers of rain.
  • Broken clouds at 2,200 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 3,500 ft AGL.

From the 22nd at 17:00 UTC

  • Wind from 80° at 8 knots.
  • Visibility greater than 6 statute miles.
  • Light showers of rain.
  • In the vicinity thunderstorm.
  • Scattered clouds at 2,500 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).
  • Broken clouds at 3,500 ft AGL.

From the 23rd at 01:00 UTC

  • Wind from 40° at 6 knots.
  • Visibility greater than 6 statute miles.
  • Light rain.
  • Scattered clouds at 800 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 1,500 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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