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METAR Decoder/ KSSC

KSSC — Current METAR, Shaw AFB, SC, 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 101255Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 250° at 7 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
Skyscattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
TemperatureTemperature 28°C (82°F), dew point 24.4°C (76°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 30.14 inHg (1021 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 101030Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 10th at 10:00 UTC to the 11th at 13:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 10th at 10:00 UTC to the 11th at 13:00 UTC

  • Wind from 230° at 6 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Sky clear.

Becoming, the 10th at 13:00 UTC to the 10th at 14:00 UTC

  • Wind from 260° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 1,500 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 10th at 15:00 UTC to the 10th at 16:00 UTC

  • Wind from 260° at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 5,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 10th at 18:00 UTC to the 10th at 19:00 UTC

  • Wind from 230° at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • In the vicinity thunderstorm.
  • Broken clouds at 5,000 ft AGL (cumulonimbus).

Becoming, the 10th at 23:00 UTC to the 10th at 24:00 UTC

  • Wind from 230° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • No significant weather.
  • Sky clear.

Becoming, the 11th at 05:00 UTC to the 11th at 06:00 UTC

  • Wind from 210° at 3 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Sky clear.

Source: NOAA/FAA Aviation Weather Center. For information only — not for flight planning or navigation; always use official briefing sources.

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