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FHAWIATA ASISHFlight category: MVFR

RAF Ascension Island (ASI/FHAW)

Cat Hill79 m

24°CTemperature140° · 11 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
24°C
Dew point
17°C
Wind
140° · 11 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
29.94 inHg
Current conditions
MVFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
117°
Headwind
10 kt
Headwind
Crosswind
4 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
2,300 ftOVC
OVC2,300 ft AGL

METAR

Oct 15, 2026, 4:50 AM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Oct 15, 2026, 4:50 AM (UTC)
wind
140° · 11 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
OVC · overcast · 2,300 ft AGL
temperature
24 °C
dew point
17 °C
altimeter setting
1,014 hPa
flight category
MVFR

TAF

Oct 14, 2026, 10:37 AM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
wind
140° · 14 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 2,200 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,500 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions

Validity
Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
probability
40%
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 2,200 ft AGL

Terminal forecast

TEMPO40%
Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
— mi · SCT 2200
BASE
Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
140° · 14 kt
6+ mi · FEW 2200 · BKN 3500

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Oct 15, 2026, 4:50 AM (UTC)MVFR24°C11 kt6+ mi

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