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RJSNIATA KIJJPFlight category: VFR

Niigata Airport (KIJ/RJSN)

Niigata4 m

25°CTemperature10° · 9 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
25°C
Dew point
19°C
Wind
10° · 9 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
30.12 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
32°
Headwind
8 kt
Headwind
Crosswind
3 kt
From the left

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
7,000 ftBKN
FEW3,000 ft AGL
BKN7,000 ft AGL

METAR

Sep 12, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Sep 12, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)
wind
10° · 9 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 3,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 7,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer
temperature
25 °C
dew point
19 °C
altimeter setting
1,020 hPa
flight category
VFR

TAF

Sep 12, 2026, 5:05 AM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Sep 12, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
wind
20° · 10 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 3,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 6,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · becoming

Validity
Sep 12, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
wind
150° · 6 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 3,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 6,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · becoming

Validity
Sep 13, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
wind
320° · 8 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 3,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 6,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions

Validity
Sep 13, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
visibility
3 km
weather
thunderstorm · rain · mist
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 1,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL FEW · few clouds · 3,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus

Forecast period 5 · becoming

Validity
Sep 13, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
wind
120° · 4 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 3,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 6,000 ft AGL

Terminal forecast

BECMG
Sep 13, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
120° · 4 kt
6+ mi · FEW 3000 · SCT 6000
BASE
Sep 12, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
20° · 10 kt
6+ mi · FEW 3000 · SCT 6000
BECMG
Sep 12, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
150° · 6 kt
6+ mi · FEW 3000 · SCT 6000
BECMG
Sep 13, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
320° · 8 kt
6+ mi · FEW 3000 · SCT 6000
TEMPO
Sep 13, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · kt
1.86 mi · TSRA BR

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Sep 12, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)VFR25°C9 kt6+ mi

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