BASE
Oct 31, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
170° · 9 kt
6+ mi · FEW 5000 · SCT 8000
KAFFIATA AFFUSFlight category: VFR
USAF Academy Airfield (AFF/KAFF)
Colorado Springs2003 m
10°CTemperature350° · 6 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
10°C
Dew point
4°C
Wind
350° · 6 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.13 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
95°Headwind
2 ktTailwind
Crosswind
6 ktFrom the left
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
4,800 ftOVC
OVC4,800 ft AGL
METAR
Nov 1, 2026, 1:40 AM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- SPECI
- issued
- Nov 1, 2026, 1:40 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 350° · 6 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 4,800 ft AGL
- temperature
- 10 °C
- dew point
- 4 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.13 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,017.6 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP176
- Supplementary code
- PWINO $
TAF
Oct 31, 2026, 7:02 PM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Oct 31, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 31, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 170° · 9 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 5,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 8,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · becoming
- Validity
- Oct 31, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 1, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 360° · 9 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 3,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,000 ft AGL
- icing
- 1 – ft
Forecast period 3 · becoming
- Validity
- Nov 1, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 1, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 10° · 9 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 4,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 20,000 ft AGL
- icing
- 1 – ft
Forecast period 4 · becoming
- Validity
- Nov 1, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 1, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 50° · 9 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 1,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL
- icing
- 1 – ft
Forecast period 5 · becoming
- Validity
- Nov 1, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 1, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 160° · 9 kt
- visibility
- 6 km
- weather
- light · drizzle · mist
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 500 ft AGL
- icing
- 2 – ft
Forecast period 6 · becoming
- Validity
- Nov 1, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 1, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 160° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 500 ft AGL
- icing
- 1 – ft
Forecast period 7 · becoming
- Validity
- Nov 1, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 1, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 160° · 12 kt · gusting to 20 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 1,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 7,000 ft AGL
- icing
- 1 – ft
Forecast period 8 · becoming
- Validity
- Nov 1, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 2, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 160° · 12 kt · gusting to 18 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 3,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 7,000 ft AGL
- icing
- 1 – ft
Terminal forecast
BECMG
Oct 31, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
360° · 9 kt
6+ mi · VCSH
BECMG
Nov 1, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
10° · 9 kt
6+ mi · NSW
BECMG
Nov 1, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)
50° · 9 kt
6+ mi · NSW
BECMG
Nov 1, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC)
160° · 9 kt
3.73 mi · -DZ BR
BECMG
Nov 1, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
160° · 12 kt
6+ mi · NSW
BECMG
Nov 1, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
160° · 12 kt
6+ mi · NSW
BECMG
Nov 1, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
160° · 12 kt
6+ mi · VCSH
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026, 1:40 AM (UTC) | VFR | 10°C | 6 kt | 10+ mi |
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