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METAR Decoder/ KVBG

KVBG — Current METAR, Vandenberg AFB, CA, 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 091555Z

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Decoded METAR

WindWind from 90° at 3 knots.
VisibilityVisibility 10+ (or more) statute miles.
SkySky clear.
TemperatureTemperature 17.8°C (64°F), dew point 9.7°C (49°F).
AltimeterAltimeter 30.08 inHg (1019 hPa).

Raw TAF · issued 091500Z

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Decoded TAF — forecast

Valid the 9th at 15:00 UTC to the 10th at 21:00 UTC

Base forecast — valid the 9th at 15:00 UTC to the 10th at 21:00 UTC

  • Wind from 110° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 28,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 9th at 18:00 UTC to the 9th at 19:00 UTC

  • Wind from 350° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Few clouds at 28,000 ft AGL.

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

  • Wind from 330° at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Scattered clouds at 28,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 10th at 02:00 UTC to the 10th at 03:00 UTC

  • Wind from 20° at 9 knots.
  • Visibility 10 km or more.
  • Broken clouds at 28,000 ft AGL.

Becoming, the 10th at 19:00 UTC to the 10th at 20:00 UTC

  • Wind from 340° at 9 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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