KAMWIATA AMWUSFlight category: VFR
Ames Municipal Airport (AMW/KAMW)
Ames282 m
19.4°CTemperature130° · 4 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
19.4°C
Dew point
16.1°C
Wind
130° · 4 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
17°Headwind
2 ktTailwind
Crosswind
4 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
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SCT10,000 ft AGL
METAR
Aug 29, 2026, 12:12 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- SPECI
- issued
- Aug 29, 2026, 12:12 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 130° · 4 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- weather
- in the vicinity · thunderstorm
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 10,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 19 °C
- dew point
- 16 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30 inHg
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- LTG DSNT W-N
- Supplementary code
- T01940161
- Supplementary code
- $
TAF
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Terminal forecast
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Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026, 12:12 PM (UTC) | VFR | 19.4°C | 4 kt | 10+ mi |
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