Lakefront Airport (NEW/KNEW)
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Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 2, 2026, 1:53 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 170° · 4 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- temperature
- 28 °C
- dew point
- 24 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.03 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,016.1 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO1
- Supplementary code
- SLP161
- Supplementary code
- T02780244
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 140° · 7 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 3,500 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 25,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 3 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 25,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 70° · 7 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 3,000 ft AGL FEW · few clouds · 10,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · probability
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- wind
- variable wind · 10 kt · gusting to 20 kt
- visibility
- 4 SM
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026, 1:53 AM (UTC) | VFR | 27.8°C | 4 kt | 10+ mi |
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