BASE
Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
220° · 5 kt
3.11 mi · HZ
FZQAIATA FBMCDFlight category: VFR
Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM/FZQA)
Lubumbashi1309 m
27°CTemperature110° · 12 ktWind5.59 miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
27°C
Dew point
16°C
Wind
110° · 12 kt
Visibility
5.59 mi
Altimeter
30.15 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
66°Headwind
9 ktHeadwind
Crosswind
8 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
No reported cloud layers
METAR
Sep 6, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 6, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 110° · 12 kt
- visibility
- 9 km
- clouds
- NSC · no significant cloud
- temperature
- 27 °C
- dew point
- 16 °C
- altimeter setting
- 1,021 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
- Expected trend
- No significant change expected
TAF
Sep 6, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 220° · 5 kt
- visibility
- 5 km
- weather
- haze
- clouds
- NSC · no significant cloud
Forecast period 2 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 6, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 120° · 10 kt
- visibility
- 7 km
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 1,600 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 6, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 180° · 8 kt
- visibility
- Visibility and cloud ceiling meet CAVOK criteria
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 1,600 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
BECMG
Sep 6, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
120° · 10 kt
4.35 mi · NSW
BECMG
Sep 6, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)
180° · 8 kt
6+ mi · NSW
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC) | VFR | 27°C | 12 kt | 5.59 mi |
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