BASE
Sep 5, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
330° · 9 kt
6+ mi · SCT 9000
KFCSIATA FCSUSFlight category: VFR
Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field (FCS/KFCS)
Fort Carson1789 m
20.1°CTemperature10° · 7 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
20.1°C
Dew point
11.8°C
Wind
10° · 7 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.15 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
137°Headwind
4 ktTailwind
Crosswind
6 ktFrom the left
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
——
SCT14,000 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 5, 2026, 2:55 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 5, 2026, 2:55 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 10° · 7 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 14,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 20 °C
- dew point
- 12 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.15 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,014.6 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP146
- Supplementary code
- T02010118
- Supplementary code
- 52007
- Supplementary code
- $
TAF
Sep 5, 2026, 4:08 AM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 5, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 330° · 9 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 9,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 160° · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- in the vicinity · thunderstorm
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 12,000 ft AGL
- turbulence
- 1 – ft
Forecast period 3 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 300° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- in the vicinity · thunderstorm
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 15,000 ft AGL
- turbulence
- 1 – ft
Terminal forecast
BECMG
Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
160° · 15 kt
6+ mi · VCTS
BECMG
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
300° · 12 kt
6+ mi · VCTS
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026, 2:55 PM (UTC) | VFR | 20.1°C | 7 kt | 10+ mi |
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