Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL/SCEL)
Santiago478 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Aug 29, 2026, 6:00 AM
- wind
- 360° · 3 kt · Wind varying between 330°–70°
- visibility
- Visibility and cloud ceiling meet CAVOK criteria
- temperature
- 7 °C
- dew point
- 5 °C
- altimeter setting
- 1,017 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
- Expected trend
- No significant change expected
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Aug 29, 2026, 6:00 AM – Aug 29, 2026, 7:00 AM
- wind
- variable wind · 2 kt
- visibility
- Visibility and cloud ceiling meet CAVOK criteria
Forecast period 2 · becoming
- Validity
- Aug 29, 2026, 7:00 AM – Aug 29, 2026, 1:00 PM
- wind
- variable wind · 2 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 14,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Aug 29, 2026, 9:00 AM – Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 PM
- visibility
- 5 km
- weather
- haze
Forecast period 4 · becoming
- Validity
- Aug 29, 2026, 1:00 PM – Aug 29, 2026, 5:00 PM
- wind
- variable wind · 2 kt
- visibility
- Visibility and cloud ceiling meet CAVOK criteria
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 14,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · becoming
- Validity
- Aug 29, 2026, 5:00 PM – Aug 30, 2026, 2:00 AM
- wind
- 190° · 12 kt
- visibility
- Visibility and cloud ceiling meet CAVOK criteria
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 14,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · becoming
- Validity
- Aug 30, 2026, 2:00 AM – Aug 30, 2026, 6:00 AM
- wind
- variable wind · 2 kt
- visibility
- Visibility and cloud ceiling meet CAVOK criteria
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 14,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026, 6:00 AM | VFR | 7°C | 3 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 29, 2026, 5:00 AM | VFR | 8°C | 2 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 29, 2026, 4:00 AM | VFR | 9°C | 3 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 29, 2026, 3:00 AM | VFR | 10°C | 5 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 29, 2026, 2:00 AM | VFR | 12°C | 5 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 29, 2026, 1:00 AM | VFR | 12°C | 6 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | VFR | 13°C | 7 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 28, 2026, 11:00 PM | VFR | 14°C | 11 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 28, 2026, 10:00 PM | VFR | 16°C | 9 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 28, 2026, 9:00 PM | VFR | 16°C | 11 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 28, 2026, 3:00 PM | VFR | 12°C | 2 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 28, 2026, 2:00 PM | VFR | 11°C | 2 kt | 6+ mi |
| Aug 28, 2026, 1:00 PM | VFR | 7°C | 2 kt | 6+ mi |
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