KDCAIATA DCAUSFlight category: VFR

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA/KDCA)

Washington4 m

27.2°CTemperature160° · 5 ktWind10+ miVisibility

METAR / TAF

Temperature

27.2°C

Dew point

22.8°C

Wind

160° · 5 kt

Visibility

10+ mi

Altimeter

30.06 inHg

Current conditions

VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading

356°

Headwind

5 kt

Tailwind

Crosswind

1 kt

From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling

13,000 ftBKN

FEW3,900 ft AGL

BKN13,000 ft AGL

BKN25,000 ft AGL

METAR

Sep 1, 2026, 12:52 AM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type: METAR
issued: Sep 1, 2026, 12:52 AM (UTC)
wind: 160° · 5 kt
visibility: 10 SM
clouds: FEW · few clouds · 3,900 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 13,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 25,000 ft AGL
temperature: 27 °C
dew point: 23 °C
altimeter setting: 30.06 inHg
Sea-level pressure: 1,017.8 hPa
flight category: VFR

Remarks and supplementary codes

Supplementary code: AO2
Supplementary code: SLP178
Supplementary code: T02720228

TAF

Aug 31, 2026, 11:20 PM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity: Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 1, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
wind: 90° · 3 kt
visibility: >6 SM
clouds: SCT · scattered clouds · 4,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 11,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · from this time

Validity: Sep 1, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 1, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
wind: 190° · 4 kt
visibility: >6 SM
clouds: FEW · few clouds · 5,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 10,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · from this time

Validity: Sep 1, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
wind: 260° · 8 kt
visibility: >6 SM
clouds: SCT · scattered clouds · 3,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 10,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 4 · from this time

Validity: Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
wind: 210° · 3 kt
visibility: >6 SM
clouds: SCT · scattered clouds · 11,000 ft AGL

Terminal forecast

Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)

210° · 3 kt

6+ mi · SCT 11000

Sep 1, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)

260° · 8 kt

6+ mi · SCT 3500 · BKN 10000

Sep 1, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)

190° · 4 kt

6+ mi · FEW 5000 · BKN 10000

BASE

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

90° · 3 kt

6+ mi · SCT 4000 · BKN 11000

Observation history

UTC	Current conditions	Temperature	Wind	Visibility
Sep 1, 2026, 12:52 AM (UTC)	VFR	27.2°C	5 kt	10+ mi

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