President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ/SCCI)
Punta Arenas37 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Aug 29, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 250° · 6 kt
- visibility
- Visibility and cloud ceiling meet CAVOK criteria
- temperature
- 9 °C
- dew point
- 0 °C
- altimeter setting
- 1,003 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
- Expected trend
- No significant change expected
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Aug 29, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Aug 30, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 280° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 4,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · becoming
- Validity
- Aug 30, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Aug 30, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 20° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 4,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · becoming
- Validity
- Aug 30, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC) – Aug 30, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 20° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 1,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 3,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Aug 30, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Aug 30, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- visibility
- 5 km
- weather
- showers · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 800 ft AGL · TCU · towering cumulus BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,500 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC) | VFR | 9°C | 6 kt | 6+ mi |
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