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METAR Decoder/ KSKF

KSKF — Current METAR, Lackland AFB/Kelly Fld, TX, US

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Flight category

IFR

Instrument conditions — ceiling 500–1,000 ft and/or visibility 1–3 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 091605Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 50° at 10 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 9 statute miles.
Skyovercast at 900 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 15°C (59°F), dew point 13°C (55°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 30.16 inHg (1021 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 081208Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 8th at 12:00 UTC to the 9th at 16:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 8th at 12:00 UTC to the 9th at 16:00 UTC

  • Wind from 40° at 15 knots, gusting to 25 knots.
  • Visibility 6,000 meters.
  • Rain.
  • Mist.
  • Scattered clouds at 400 ft AGL.
  • Overcast clouds at 700 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 8th at 12:00 UTC to the 8th at 16:00 UTC

  • Visibility 3,200 meters.
  • Heavy thunderstorm rain.
  • Mist.
  • Overcast clouds at 400 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

Becoming, the 8th at 15:00 UTC to the 8th at 16:00 UTC

  • Wind from 50° at 15 knots, gusting to 25 knots.
  • Visibility 8,000 meters.
  • Light rain.
  • Mist.
  • Overcast clouds at 500 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 8th at 17:00 UTC to the 8th at 18:00 UTC

  • Wind from 60° at 12 knots, gusting to 20 knots.
  • Visibility 6,000 meters.
  • Light rain.
  • Mist.
  • In the vicinity thunderstorm.
  • Overcast clouds at 500 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

Temporarily, the 8th at 18:00 UTC to the 8th at 23:00 UTC

  • Visibility 3,200 meters.
  • Rain.
  • Mist.
  • Overcast clouds at 400 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 8th at 23:00 UTC to the 8th at 24:00 UTC

  • Wind from 60° at 10 knots.
  • Visibility 8,000 meters.
  • Light rain.
  • Mist.
  • Overcast clouds at 400 ft AGL.

Temporarily, the 9th at 10:00 UTC to the 9th at 14:00 UTC

  • Visibility 4,000 meters.
  • Rain.
  • Mist.
  • Overcast clouds at 300 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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