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METAR Decoder/ KORD

KORD — Current METAR, Chicago/O'Hare Intl, IL, 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 100351Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 150° at 13 knots, gusting 19 kt.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skybroken clouds at 3,800 ft; broken clouds at 5,000 ft; overcast at 11,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 24.4°C (76°F), dew point 21.7°C (71°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 29.88 inHg (1012 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 100254Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 10th at 03:00 UTC to the 11th at 06:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 10th at 03:00 UTC to the 11th at 06:00 UTC

  • Wind from 170° at 5 knots.
  • Visibility 5 statute miles.
  • Light showers of rain.
  • In the vicinity thunderstorm.
  • Scattered clouds at 2,500 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 5,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

Temporarily, the 10th at 04:00 UTC to the 10th at 08:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 25 knots, gusting to 35 knots.
  • Visibility 1 statute mile.
  • Heavy thunderstorm rain.
  • Mist.
  • Overcast clouds at 2,500 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

From the 10th at 10:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 4 knots.
  • Visibility 6 statute miles.
  • Mist.
  • In the vicinity showers of.
  • Few clouds at 1,500 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.

From the 10th at 15:00 UTC

  • Wind from 70° at 6 knots.
  • Visibility greater than 6 statute miles.
  • Scattered clouds at 2,000 ft AGL.
  • Broken clouds at 5,000 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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