BECMG
Sep 12, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
130° · 10 kt
6+ mi · NSW
KNHKIATA NHKUSFlight category: MVFR
Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) (NHK/KNHK)
Patuxent River5 m
26.1°CTemperature130° · 10 G18 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
26.1°C
Dew point
22.2°C
Wind
130° · 10 G18 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.06 inHg
Current conditions
MVFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
8°Headwind
5 ktTailwind
Crosswind
8 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
2,900 ftOVC
SCT2,200 ft AGL
OVC2,900 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 12, 2026, 5:52 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 12, 2026, 5:52 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 130° · 10 kt · gusting to 18 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,200 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 2,900 ft AGL
- temperature
- 26 °C
- dew point
- 22 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.06 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,017.9 hPa
- flight category
- MVFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP179
- Supplementary code
- T02610222
- Supplementary code
- 10272
- Supplementary code
- 20239
- Supplementary code
- 56005
- Supplementary code
- $
TAF
Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 130° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 15,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- 3.2 km
- weather
- thunderstorm · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 1,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 23,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 130° · 10 kt · gusting to 18 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 1,500 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 3,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 5,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 23,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 150° · 10 kt · gusting to 18 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- in the vicinity · thunderstorm
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 900 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,500 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 3,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus
Forecast period 5 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- 3.2 km
- weather
- thunderstorm · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 900 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,500 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 3,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus
Terminal forecast
TEMPO
Sep 12, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · 15 kt
1.99 mi · TSRA
BASE
Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
130° · 10 kt
6+ mi · VCSH
FM
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
150° · 10 kt
6+ mi · VCTS
TEMPO
Sep 13, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · 15 kt
1.99 mi · TSRA
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026, 5:52 PM (UTC) | MVFR | 26.1°C | 10 kt | 10+ mi |
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