Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
Decatur205 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Oct 14, 2026, 4:54 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 220° · 11 kt
- visibility
- 7 SM
- temperature
- 25 °C
- dew point
- 20 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.92 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,012.6 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP126
- Supplementary code
- T02500200
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Oct 14, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 14, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 230° · 6 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 7,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 25,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · probability
- Validity
- Oct 14, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 14, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- wind
- variable wind · 15 kt · gusting to 30 kt
- visibility
- 5 SM
- weather
- light · thunderstorm · rain
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 4,500 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 14, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 350° · 4 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 8,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 14, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 20° · 4 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 14, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 15, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 40° · 8 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,900 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 15, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 60° · 9 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,500 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026, 4:54 AM (UTC) | VFR | 25°C | 11 kt | 7 mi |
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