Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO/KSMO)
Santa Monica56 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 11, 2026, 9:51 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 230° · 8 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- temperature
- 27 °C
- dew point
- 21 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.83 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,009.8 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP098
- Supplementary code
- T02720211
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 11, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 11, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 200° · 6 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SKC · sky clear
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 11, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 230° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SKC · sky clear
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 3 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SKC · sky clear
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 3 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 700 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 3 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 1,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 3 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SKC · sky clear
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026, 9:51 PM (UTC) | VFR | 27.2°C | 8 kt | 10+ mi |
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