BASE
Aug 29, 2026, 6:00 AM
VRB° · 5 kt
6+ mi · NSC
SAWCIATA FTEARVFR
El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport (FTE/SAWC)
El Calafate204 m
0°CTemperature0° · 2 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
0°C
Dew point
-2°C
Wind
0° · 2 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
29.59 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
85°Headwind
0 ktHeadwind
Crosswind
2 ktFrom the left
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
——
FEW2,000 ft AGL
SCT20,000 ft AGL
METAR
Aug 29, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Aug 29, 2026, 6:00 AM
- wind
- variable wind · 2 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 2,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 20,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 0 °C
- dew point
- -2 °C
- altimeter setting
- 1,002 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
TAF
Aug 29, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Aug 29, 2026, 6:00 AM – Aug 30, 2026, 6:00 AM
- wind
- variable wind · 5 kt
- visibility
- Visibility and cloud ceiling meet CAVOK criteria
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026, 6:00 AM | VFR | 0°C | 2 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 29, 2026, 5:00 AM | VFR | 0°C | 2 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 29, 2026, 4:00 AM | VFR | 0°C | 2 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 29, 2026, 3:00 AM | VFR | 0°C | 3 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 29, 2026, 2:00 AM | VFR | -1°C | 6 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 29, 2026, 1:00 AM | VFR | 0°C | 5 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | VFR | 1°C | 4 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 28, 2026, 11:00 PM | VFR | 1°C | 4 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 28, 2026, 10:00 PM | VFR | 4°C | 4 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 28, 2026, 9:00 PM | VFR | 6°C | 6 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 28, 2026, 3:00 PM | VFR | 4°C | 3 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 28, 2026, 1:00 PM | VFR | 1°C | 4 kt | 6+ mi |
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