KVBGIATA VBGUSFlight category: MVFR

Vandenberg Space Force Base (VBG/KVBG)

Lompoc96 m

21.9°CTemperature340° · 22 G30 ktWind5 miVisibility

METAR / TAF

Temperature

21.9°C

Dew point

16.4°C

Wind

340° · 22 G30 kt

Visibility

5 mi

Altimeter

29.9 inHg

Current conditions

MVFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading

137°

Headwind

20 kt

Tailwind

Crosswind

9 kt

From the left

Cloud ceiling profile

No reported cloud layers

METAR

Sep 13, 2026, 11:55 PM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type: METAR
issued: Sep 13, 2026, 11:55 PM (UTC)
wind: 340° · 22 kt · gusting to 30 kt
visibility: 5 SM
weather: haze
temperature: 22 °C
dew point: 16 °C
altimeter setting: 29.9 inHg
Sea-level pressure: 1,012.7 hPa
flight category: MVFR

Remarks and supplementary codes

Supplementary code: AO2
Supplementary code: PK WND 33030/43
Supplementary code: SLP127
Supplementary code: T02190164
Supplementary code: 10241
Supplementary code: 20174
Supplementary code: 57014
Supplementary code: FZRANO TSNO $

TAF

Sep 11, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity: Sep 11, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 11, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
wind: 320° · 12 kt · gusting to 18 kt
visibility: >10 km
clouds: BKN · broken cloud layer · 800 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · becoming

Validity: Sep 11, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
wind: 320° · 12 kt · gusting to 18 kt
visibility: 4.8 km
weather: mist
clouds: OVC · overcast · 500 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · becoming

Validity: Sep 12, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
wind: 340° · 9 kt
visibility: 3.2 km
weather: mist
clouds: OVC · overcast · 300 ft AGL

Forecast period 4 · becoming

Validity: Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
wind: variable wind · 6 kt
visibility: 1.6 km
weather: mist
clouds: OVC · overcast · 200 ft AGL

Forecast period 5 · becoming

Validity: Sep 12, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
wind: variable wind · 6 kt
visibility: 800 m
weather: fog
clouds: OVC · overcast · 200 ft AGL
Vertical visibility: 100 ft

Forecast period 6 · becoming

Validity: Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)
wind: 340° · 9 kt
visibility: 4.8 km
weather: mist
clouds: OVC · overcast · 300 ft AGL

Forecast period 7 · becoming

Validity: Sep 12, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
wind: 320° · 9 kt
visibility: >10 km
weather: NSW
clouds: BKN · broken cloud layer · 600 ft AGL

Forecast period 8 · becoming

Validity: Sep 12, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
wind: 320° · 12 kt
visibility: >10 km
weather: NSW
clouds: SCT · scattered clouds · 800 ft AGL

Forecast period 9 · becoming

Validity: Sep 12, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
wind: 320° · 12 kt · gusting to 18 kt
visibility: >10 km
weather: NSW
clouds: BKN · broken cloud layer · 900 ft AGL

Forecast period 10 · becoming

Validity: Sep 13, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
wind: 340° · 9 kt
visibility: 8 km
weather: mist
clouds: OVC · overcast · 700 ft AGL

Forecast period 11 · becoming

Validity: Sep 13, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
wind: variable wind · 6 kt
visibility: 4.8 km
weather: mist
clouds: OVC · overcast · 500 ft AGL

Terminal forecast

BASE

Sep 11, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)

320° · 12 kt

6+ mi · BKN 800

BECMG

Sep 11, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)

320° · 12 kt

2.98 mi · BR

BECMG

Sep 12, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)

340° · 9 kt

1.99 mi · BR

BECMG

Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)

VRB° · 6 kt

0.99 mi · BR

BECMG

Sep 12, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)

VRB° · 6 kt

0.5 mi · FG

BECMG

Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)

340° · 9 kt

2.98 mi · BR

BECMG

Sep 12, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)

320° · 9 kt

6+ mi · NSW

BECMG

Sep 12, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)

320° · 12 kt

6+ mi · NSW

BECMG

Sep 12, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)

320° · 12 kt

6+ mi · NSW

BECMG

Sep 13, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)

340° · 9 kt

4.97 mi · BR

BECMG

Sep 13, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)

VRB° · 6 kt

2.98 mi · BR

Observation history

UTC	Current conditions	Temperature	Wind	Visibility
Sep 13, 2026, 11:55 PM (UTC)	MVFR	21.9°C	22 kt	5 mi

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