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LPLAIATA TERPTFlight category: VFR

Lajes Airport (TER/LPLA)

Praia da Vitória60 m

23°CTemperature120° · 6 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
23°C
Dew point
22°C
Wind
120° · 6 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
30.15 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
141°
Headwind
6 kt
Headwind
Crosswind
2 kt
From the left

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
FEW1,000 ft AGL
SCT1,800 ft AGL

METAR

Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
wind
120° · 6 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 1,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 1,800 ft AGL
temperature
23 °C
dew point
22 °C
altimeter setting
1,021 hPa
flight category
VFR

TAF

Sep 6, 2026, 5:05 AM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
wind
variable wind · 5 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 1,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions

Validity
Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
visibility
5 km
weather
light · rain · drizzle · mist
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 800 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,200 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · becoming

Validity
Sep 6, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 7, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
wind
190° · 8 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 1,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL

Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions

Validity
Sep 6, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
probability
30%
visibility
3 km
weather
showers · rain
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 800 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus

Terminal forecast

TEMPO30%
Sep 6, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · kt
1.86 mi · SHRA
TEMPO
Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · kt
3.11 mi · -RA -DZ BR
BASE
Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · 5 kt
6+ mi · FEW 1500 · BKN 2500
BECMG
Sep 6, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
190° · 8 kt
6+ mi · FEW 1500 · BKN 2500

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)VFR23°C6 kt6+ mi

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