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China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport (KNID)

China Lake682 m

22.8°CTemperature200° · 18 G27 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
22.8°C
Dew point
13.9°C
Wind
200° · 18 G27 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.02 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
42°
Headwind
17 kt
Tailwind
Crosswind
7 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

No reported cloud layers

METAR

Sep 6, 2026, 7:56 PM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Sep 6, 2026, 7:56 PM (UTC)
wind
200° · 18 kt · gusting to 27 kt
visibility
10 SM
temperature
23 °C
dew point
14 °C
altimeter setting
30.02 inHg
Sea-level pressure
1,015.1 hPa
flight category
VFR

Remarks and supplementary codes

Supplementary code
AO2
Supplementary code
PK WND 18027/1954
Supplementary code
SLP151
Supplementary code
T02280139
Supplementary code
$

TAF

Sep 4, 2026, 8:05 PM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Sep 4, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 4, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
wind
210° · 12 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
SKC · sky clear

Forecast period 2 · becoming

Validity
Sep 4, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
wind
220° · 20 kt · gusting to 28 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 25,000 ft AGL
turbulence
2 – ft

Forecast period 3 · becoming

Validity
Sep 5, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
wind
210° · 10 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
SKC · sky clear
turbulence
0 – ft

Forecast period 4 · becoming

Validity
Sep 5, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
wind
variable wind · 6 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
SKC · sky clear
turbulence
0 – ft

Terminal forecast

BECMG
Sep 5, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · 6 kt
6+ mi · SKC
BECMG
Sep 5, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
210° · 10 kt
6+ mi · SKC
BECMG
Sep 4, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
220° · 20 kt
6+ mi · FEW 25000
BASE
Sep 4, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
210° · 12 kt
6+ mi · SKC

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Sep 6, 2026, 7:56 PM (UTC)VFR22.8°C18 kt10+ mi

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