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James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY/KDAY)

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16.1°CTemperature200° · 12 G19 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
16.1°C
Dew point
12.2°C
Wind
200° · 12 G19 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.17 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
55°
Headwind
10 kt
Tailwind
Crosswind
7 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
——
FEW6,000 ft AGL
FEW20,000 ft AGL

METAR

Nov 3, 2026, 1:56 PM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Nov 3, 2026, 1:56 PM (UTC)
wind
200° · 12 kt · gusting to 19 kt
visibility
10 SM
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 6,000 ft AGL FEW · few clouds · 20,000 ft AGL
temperature
16 °C
dew point
12 °C
altimeter setting
30.17 inHg
Sea-level pressure
1,021.5 hPa
flight category
VFR

Remarks and supplementary codes

Supplementary code
AO2
Supplementary code
SLP215
Supplementary code
T01610122

TAF

Nov 3, 2026, 11:20 AM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Nov 3, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 3, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
wind
180° · 8 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 25,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · from this time

Validity
Nov 3, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 3, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
wind
190° · 12 kt · gusting to 22 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 8,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · from this time

Validity
Nov 3, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 4, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)
wind
150° · 12 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 15,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 4 · from this time

Validity
Nov 4, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 4, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
wind
160° · 12 kt · gusting to 20 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 5 · from this time

Validity
Nov 4, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
wind
170° · 14 kt · gusting to 24 kt
visibility
>6 SM
weather
light · showers · rain
clouds
OVC · overcast · 3,500 ft AGL

Terminal forecast

FM
Nov 4, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
170° · 14 kt
6+ mi · -SHRA
FM
Nov 4, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)
160° · 12 kt
6+ mi · BKN 4000
FM
Nov 3, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
150° · 12 kt
6+ mi · BKN 15000
FM
Nov 3, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
190° · 12 kt
6+ mi · SCT 8000
BASE
Nov 3, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
180° · 8 kt
6+ mi · SCT 25000

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Nov 3, 2026, 1:56 PM (UTC)VFR16.1°C12 kt10+ mi

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