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USAF Academy Airfield (AFF/KAFF)

Colorado Springs2003 m

26.9°CTemperature170° · 11 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
26.9°C
Dew point
5.2°C
Wind
170° · 11 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.19 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
95°
Headwind
3 kt
Headwind
Crosswind
11 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
FEW8,000 ft AGL

METAR

Sep 1, 2026, 6:55 PM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Sep 1, 2026, 6:55 PM (UTC)
wind
170° · 11 kt
visibility
10 SM
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 8,000 ft AGL
temperature
27 °C
dew point
5 °C
altimeter setting
30.19 inHg
Sea-level pressure
1,012.7 hPa
flight category
VFR

Remarks and supplementary codes

Supplementary code
AO2A
Supplementary code
SLP127
Supplementary code
T02690052

TAF

Sep 1, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Sep 1, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
wind
160° · 12 kt · gusting to 18 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 12,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · becoming

Validity
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
wind
340° · 9 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 12,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · becoming

Validity
Sep 2, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
wind
30° · 9 kt · Wind varying between 270°–90°
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 12,000 ft AGL
turbulence
2 – ft

Forecast period 4 · becoming

Validity
Sep 2, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
wind
270° · 14 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 12,000 ft AGL
turbulence
2 – ft

Forecast period 5 · becoming

Validity
Sep 2, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
wind
160° · 12 kt · Wind varying between 130°–230°
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 12,000 ft AGL
turbulence
2 – ft

Terminal forecast

BECMG
Sep 2, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
160° · 12 kt
6+ mi · DS
BECMG
Sep 2, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
270° · 14 kt
6+ mi · DS
BECMG
Sep 2, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
30° · 9 kt
6+ mi · DS
BECMG
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
160° · 9 kt
6+ mi · FEW 12000
BASE
Sep 1, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
160° · 12 kt
6+ mi · FEW 12000

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Sep 1, 2026, 6:55 PM (UTC)VFR26.9°C11 kt10+ mi

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