BASE
Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
90° · 5 kt
4.35 mi · BR
SAWGIATA RGLARFlight category: VFR
Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL/SAWG)
Rio Gallegos18 m
15°CTemperature90° · 10 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
15°C
Dew point
9°C
Wind
90° · 10 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
30 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
86°Headwind
10 ktHeadwind
Crosswind
1 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
No reported cloud layers
METAR
Oct 17, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Oct 17, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 90° · 10 kt
- visibility
- Visibility and cloud ceiling meet CAVOK criteria
- temperature
- 15 °C
- dew point
- 9 °C
- altimeter setting
- 1,016 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
TAF
Oct 17, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 17, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 90° · 5 kt
- visibility
- 7 km
- weather
- mist
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 1,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · becoming
- Validity
- Oct 17, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 50° · 15 kt
- visibility
- Visibility and cloud ceiling meet CAVOK criteria
- weather
- mist
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 1,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · becoming
- Validity
- Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 12 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- mist
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Oct 18, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 230° · 15 kt
- visibility
- 8 km
- weather
- showers · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
BECMG
Oct 17, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
50° · 15 kt
6+ mi · NSW
BECMG
Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · 12 kt
6+ mi · NSW
TEMPO
Oct 18, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
230° · 15 kt
4.97 mi · SHRA
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) | VFR | 15°C | 10 kt | 6+ mi |
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