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METAR Decoder/ KSKA

KSKA — Current METAR, Spokane/Fairchild AFB, 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 091455Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 200° at 14 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skybroken clouds at 10,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 8°C (46°F), dew point 4.9°C (41°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 30.01 inHg (1016 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 091100Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 9th at 11:00 UTC to the 10th at 17:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 9th at 11:00 UTC to the 10th at 17:00 UTC

  • Wind variable direction at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Overcast clouds at 19,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 9th at 16:00 UTC to the 9th at 17:00 UTC

  • Wind from 50° at 5 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Overcast clouds at 8,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 9th at 22:00 UTC to the 9th at 23:00 UTC

  • Wind from 90° at 5 knots.
  • Visibility 9,000 meters.
  • Light rain.
  • Scattered clouds at 2,000 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 10th at 09:00 UTC to the 10th at 10:00 UTC

  • Wind from 230° at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 6,000 meters.
  • Mist.
  • Broken clouds at 1,000 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 3,000 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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