FM
Sep 5, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
280° · 3 kt
6+ mi · BKN 10000
KDAYIATA DAYUSFlight category: VFR
James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY/KDAY)
Dayton303 m
33.3°CTemperature300° · 10 G17 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
33.3°C
Dew point
22.2°C
Wind
300° · 10 G17 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.03 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
55°Headwind
4 ktTailwind
Crosswind
9 ktFrom the left
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
——
FEW4,500 ft AGL
SCT25,000 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 4, 2026, 4:56 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 4, 2026, 4:56 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 300° · 10 kt · gusting to 17 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 4,500 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 25,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 33 °C
- dew point
- 22 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.03 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,015.8 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP158
- Supplementary code
- T03330222
TAF
Sep 4, 2026, 11:26 AM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 4, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 240° · 4 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 10,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 4, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 290° · 8 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 8,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 5, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 260° · 4 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 6,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 5, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 280° · 3 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 10,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
FM
Sep 5, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
260° · 4 kt
6+ mi · FEW 6000
FM
Sep 4, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
290° · 8 kt
6+ mi · SCT 8000
BASE
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
240° · 4 kt
6+ mi · FEW 10000
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026, 4:56 PM (UTC) | VFR | 33.3°C | 10 kt | 10+ mi |
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