MacDill Air Force Base (MCF/KMCF)
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Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Aug 31, 2026, 8:55 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 330° · 8 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- weather
- in the vicinity · thunderstorm
- temperature
- 32 °C
- dew point
- 24 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.98 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,015.5 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2A
- Supplementary code
- SLP155
- Supplementary code
- T03240239
- Supplementary code
- 56012
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Aug 31, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC) – Aug 31, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 200° · 6 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 3,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · becoming
- Validity
- Aug 31, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 1, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 10 kt · gusting to 15 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- in the vicinity · thunderstorm
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Aug 31, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 1, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- 4.8 km
- weather
- light · thunderstorm · rain
Forecast period 4 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 1, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 1, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 100° · 6 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 1, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 1, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- 4.8 km
- weather
- light · thunderstorm · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026, 8:55 PM (UTC) | VFR | 32.4°C | 8 kt | 10+ mi |
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