BASE
Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
100° · 10 kt
5.59 mi · SCT 2000 · BKN 3500
SCCIIATA PUQCLFlight category: VFR
President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ/SCCI)
Punta Arenas37 m
10°CTemperature120° · 13 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
10°C
Dew point
6°C
Wind
120° · 13 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
29.88 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
29°Headwind
0 ktTailwind
Crosswind
13 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
——
FEW1,800 ft AGL
SCT10,000 ft AGL
METAR
Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 120° · 13 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 1,800 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 10,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 10 °C
- dew point
- 6 °C
- altimeter setting
- 1,012 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
- Expected trend
- No significant change expected
TAF
Oct 17, 2026, 10:28 PM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 100° · 10 kt
- visibility
- 9 km
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL · TCU · towering cumulus BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 18, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
- probability
- 40%
- wind
- variable wind · 2 kt
- visibility
- 3 km
- weather
- thunderstorm · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 800 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus OVC · overcast · 1,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Oct 18, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 18, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 270° · 4 kt
- visibility
- 5 km
- weather
- showers · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · becoming
- Validity
- Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 300° · 15 kt
- visibility
- 9 km
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
TEMPO40%
Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · 2 kt
1.86 mi · TSRA
TEMPO
Oct 18, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
270° · 4 kt
3.11 mi · SHRA
BECMG
Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
300° · 15 kt
5.59 mi · BKN 4000
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) | VFR | 10°C | 13 kt | 6+ mi |
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