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PLCHIATA CXIKIFlight category: VFR

Cassidy International Airport (CXI/PLCH)

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26°CTemperature0° · 1 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
26°C
Dew point
25°C
Wind
0° · 1 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
29.79 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
90°
Headwind
0 kt
Headwind
Crosswind
1 kt
From the left

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
4,000 ftBKN
SCT1,900 ft AGL
BKN4,000 ft AGL

METAR

Sep 5, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Sep 5, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)
wind
variable wind · 1 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 1,900 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL
temperature
26 °C
dew point
25 °C
altimeter setting
1,009 hPa
flight category
VFR

TAF

Sep 5, 2026, 5:15 AM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
wind
200° · 7 kt
visibility
>10 km
weather
light · showers · rain
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 1,800 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions

Validity
Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
probability
40%
visibility
5 km
weather
thunderstorm · rain
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 1,800 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus

Terminal forecast

BASE
Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
200° · 7 kt
6+ mi · -SHRA
TEMPO40%
Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · kt
3.11 mi · TSRA

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Sep 5, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)VFR26°C1 kt6+ mi

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