Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (NIP/KNIP)
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Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Aug 31, 2026, 2:53 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 60° · 6 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 5,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 16,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 27 °C
- dew point
- 24 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.08 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,018 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP180
- Supplementary code
- T02670244
- Supplementary code
- 50006
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Aug 30, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC) – Aug 31, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 90° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 1,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · becoming
- Validity
- Aug 31, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC) – Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 4 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 5,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 9,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · becoming
- Validity
- Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Aug 31, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 60° · 8 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 3,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 8,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Aug 30, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC) – Aug 31, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 15 kt · gusting to 30 kt
- visibility
- 3.2 km
- weather
- thunderstorm · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026, 2:53 AM (UTC) | VFR | 26.7°C | 6 kt | 10+ mi |
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