BASE
Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · 6 kt
5.59 mi · -SHRA
PAEIIATA EILUSFlight category: VFR
Eielson Air Force Base (EIL/PAEI)
Fairbanks166 m
10°CTemperature0° · 3 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
10°C
Dew point
7.1°C
Wind
0° · 3 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.12 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
159°Headwind
3 ktTailwind
Crosswind
1 ktFrom the left
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
3,500 ftBKN
FEW1,500 ft AGL
SCT2,200 ft AGL
BKN3,500 ft AGL
BKN4,500 ft AGL
BKN5,500 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 13, 2026, 10:55 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 13, 2026, 10:55 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 3 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- weather
- in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 1,500 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 2,200 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,500 ft AGL
- temperature
- 10 °C
- dew point
- 7 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.12 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,020.6 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2A
- Supplementary code
- SLP206
- Supplementary code
- P0001
- Supplementary code
- T01000071
TAF
Sep 13, 2026, 10:15 PM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 6 kt
- visibility
- 9 km
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 1,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL
- icing
- 1 – ft
Forecast period 2 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 6 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 7,000 ft AGL
- icing
- 2 – ft
Forecast period 3 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
- visibility
- 9 km
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 15, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 6 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 3,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 7,000 ft AGL
- icing
- 2 – ft
Forecast period 5 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
- visibility
- 1.6 km
- weather
- mist
Terminal forecast
BECMG
Sep 14, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · 6 kt
6+ mi · NSW
TEMPO
Sep 14, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
5.59 mi · -SHRA
BECMG
Sep 14, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · 6 kt
6+ mi · NSW
TEMPO
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
0.99 mi · BR
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026, 10:55 PM (UTC) | VFR | 10°C | 3 kt | 10+ mi |
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