USAF Academy Airfield (AFF/KAFF)
Colorado Springs2003 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
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
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
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026, 6:55 PM (UTC) | VFR | 26.9°C | 11 kt | 10+ mi |
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