KPOB — Current METAR, Pope AAF, NC, 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?▾
| Category | Ceiling | Visibility |
|---|---|---|
| VFRVisual Flight Rules | greater than 3,000 ft AGL | andgreater than 5 sm |
| MVFRMarginal VFR | 1,000 to 3,000 ft AGL | and/or3 to 5 sm |
| IFRInstrument Flight Rules | 500 to below 1,000 ft AGL | and/or1 to less than 3 sm |
| LIFRLow IFR | below 500 ft AGL | and/orless than 1 sm |
Raw METAR · observed 101255Z
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Decoded METAR
Raw TAF · issued 080100Z
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Decoded TAF — forecast
Base forecast — valid the 8th at 01:00 UTC to the 9th at 07:00 UTC
- Wind from 210° at 7 knots.
- Visibility 10 km or more.
- Scattered clouds at 16,000 ft AGL.
Becoming, the 8th at 07:00 UTC to the 8th at 08:00 UTC
- Wind from 210° at 3 knots.
- Visibility 8,000 meters.
- Mist.
- Scattered clouds at 300 ft AGL.
- Broken clouds at 1,000 ft AGL.
Becoming, the 8th at 12:00 UTC to the 8th at 13:00 UTC
- Wind from 220° at 3 knots.
- Visibility 10 km or more.
- No significant weather.
- Scattered clouds at 1,500 ft AGL.
- Broken clouds at 2,500 ft AGL.
Becoming, the 8th at 14:00 UTC to the 8th at 15:00 UTC
- Wind from 200° at 7 knots.
- Visibility 10 km or more.
- Scattered clouds at 4,000 ft AGL.
- Visibility 802 meters.
- Visibility 1,017 meters.
Source: NOAA/FAA Aviation Weather Center. For information only — not for flight planning or navigation; always use official briefing sources.
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