John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK/KJFK)
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Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 12, 2026, 12:51 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 80° · 4 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 4,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 8,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 13,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 25,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 22 °C
- dew point
- 17 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.13 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,020.2 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP202
- Supplementary code
- T02220167
- Supplementary code
- $
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 90° · 6 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 25,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 140° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 8,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 15,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 25,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 150° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 5,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 10,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 25,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 160° · 12 kt · gusting to 17 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 3,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 10,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 170° · 12 kt
- visibility
- 3 SM
- weather
- showers · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 1,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 5,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · probability
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- visibility
- 1 SM
- weather
- heavy · thunderstorm · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 900 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 2,500 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus
Forecast period 7 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 230° · 8 kt
- visibility
- 6 SM
- weather
- mist · in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 1,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 2,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 8 · probability
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- visibility
- 4 SM
- weather
- showers · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026, 12:51 PM (UTC) | VFR | 22.2°C | 4 kt | 10+ mi |
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