BASE
Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
160° · 15 kt
6+ mi · BKN 5000
KACKIATA ACKUSFlight category: VFR
Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK/KACK)
Nantucket12 m
15°CTemperature160° · 15 G23 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
15°C
Dew point
10.6°C
Wind
160° · 15 G23 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
45°Headwind
6 ktTailwind
Crosswind
14 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
6,000 ftOVC
OVC6,000 ft AGL
METAR
Oct 16, 2026, 11:53 AM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Oct 16, 2026, 11:53 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 160° · 15 kt · gusting to 23 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 6,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 15 °C
- dew point
- 11 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,015.7 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- PK WND 16027/1126
- Supplementary code
- SLP157
- Supplementary code
- T01500106
- Supplementary code
- 10150
- Supplementary code
- 20111
- Supplementary code
- 56032
TAF
Oct 16, 2026, 11:22 AM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 16, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 160° · 15 kt · gusting to 26 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 16, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 16, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 180° · 19 kt · gusting to 29 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 2,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 16, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 16, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 190° · 20 kt · gusting to 28 kt
- visibility
- 3 SM
- weather
- mist · in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 800 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 16, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 16, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 210° · 18 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- 2 SM
- weather
- mist · in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 300 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 16, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 17, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 230° · 16 kt · gusting to 26 kt
- visibility
- 0.8 SM
- weather
- mist · in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 300 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 17, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
- weather
- showers · rain
Forecast period 7 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 17, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 340° · 17 kt · gusting to 31 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 2,500 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
FM
Oct 16, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
180° · 19 kt
6+ mi · VCSH
FM
Oct 16, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
190° · 20 kt
3 mi · BR VCSH
FM
Oct 16, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
210° · 18 kt
2 mi · BR VCSH
FM
Oct 16, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
230° · 16 kt
0.75 mi · BR VCSH
TEMPO
Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
— mi · SHRA
FM
Oct 17, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
340° · 17 kt
6+ mi · -SHRA
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026, 11:53 AM (UTC) | VFR | 15°C | 15 kt | 10+ mi |
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