BASE
Sep 1, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
190° · 10 kt
6+ mi · SKC
KPMDIATA PMDUSFlight category: VFR
Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (PMD/KPMD)
Palmdale764 m
28.9°CTemperature230° · 13 G22 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
28.9°C
Dew point
-5°C
Wind
230° · 13 G22 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.02 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
52°Headwind
13 ktTailwind
Crosswind
0 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
No reported cloud layers
METAR
Sep 1, 2026, 6:53 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 1, 2026, 6:53 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 230° · 13 kt · gusting to 22 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- temperature
- 29 °C
- dew point
- -5 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.02 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,013.9 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP139
- Supplementary code
- T02891050
- Supplementary code
- $
TAF
Sep 1, 2026, 5:35 PM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 1, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 1, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 190° · 10 kt · gusting to 15 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SKC · sky clear
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 1, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 230° · 20 kt · gusting to 28 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SKC · sky clear
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 230° · 15 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SKC · sky clear
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 240° · 8 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SKC · sky clear
Terminal forecast
FM
Sep 1, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
230° · 20 kt
6+ mi · SKC
FM
Sep 2, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
230° · 15 kt
6+ mi · SKC
FM
Sep 2, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
240° · 8 kt
6+ mi · SKC
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026, 6:53 PM (UTC) | VFR | 28.9°C | 13 kt | 10+ mi |
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