KSSCIATA SSCUSVFR

Shaw Air Force Base (SSC/KSSC)

Sumter71 m

24.6°CTemperature260° · 4 ktWind10+ miVisibility

METAR / TAF

Temperature

24.6°C

Dew point

22.8°C

Wind

260° · 4 kt

Visibility

10+ mi

Altimeter

30.06 inHg

Current conditions

VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading

35°

Headwind

3 kt

Tailwind

Crosswind

3 kt

From the left

Cloud ceiling profile

No reported cloud layers

METAR

Aug 29, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC

Decoded observation

Report type: METAR
issued: Aug 29, 2026, 5:55 AM
wind: 260° · 4 kt
visibility: 10 SM
temperature: 25 °C
dew point: 23 °C
altimeter setting: 30.06 inHg
Sea-level pressure: 1,017.8 hPa
flight category: VFR

Remarks and supplementary codes

Supplementary code: AO2
Supplementary code: SLP178
Supplementary code: T02460228
Supplementary code: 10271
Supplementary code: 20238
Supplementary code: 53002
Supplementary code: $

TAF

Aug 28, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity: Aug 28, 2026, 11:00 PM – Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
wind: 180° · 9 kt
visibility: >10 km
clouds: SCT · scattered clouds · 5,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 15,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 20,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · becoming

Validity: Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM – Aug 29, 2026, 4:00 AM
wind: 190° · 5 kt
visibility: >10 km
clouds: SCT · scattered clouds · 5,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 12,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 20,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · becoming

Validity: Aug 29, 2026, 4:00 AM – Aug 29, 2026, 7:00 AM
wind: 220° · 6 kt
visibility: >10 km
clouds: SCT · scattered clouds · 5,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 15,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 20,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 4 · becoming

Validity: Aug 29, 2026, 7:00 AM – Aug 29, 2026, 9:00 AM
wind: 300° · 6 kt
visibility: 6 km
weather: mist
clouds: BKN · broken cloud layer · 800 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 9,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 5 · becoming

Validity: Aug 29, 2026, 9:00 AM – Aug 29, 2026, 1:00 PM
wind: 350° · 9 kt
visibility: >10 km
weather: in the vicinity · thunderstorm
clouds: BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus BKN · broken cloud layer · 6,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 9,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 6 · temporary conditions

Validity: Aug 29, 2026, 10:00 AM – Aug 29, 2026, 1:00 PM
wind: 80° · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
visibility: 8 km
weather: light · thunderstorm · rain
clouds: BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus OVC · overcast · 9,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 7 · becoming

Validity: Aug 29, 2026, 1:00 PM – Aug 29, 2026, 8:00 PM
wind: 110° · 10 kt · gusting to 15 kt
visibility: >10 km
weather: in the vicinity · thunderstorm
clouds: BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus OVC · overcast · 9,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 8 · temporary conditions

Validity: Aug 29, 2026, 5:00 PM – Aug 29, 2026, 8:00 PM
wind: 140° · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
visibility: 8 km
weather: light · thunderstorm · rain
clouds: BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus OVC · overcast · 4,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 9 · becoming

Validity: Aug 29, 2026, 8:00 PM – Aug 30, 2026, 1:00 AM
wind: 120° · 9 kt
visibility: >10 km
weather: NSW
clouds: BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 10,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 10 · becoming

Validity: Aug 30, 2026, 1:00 AM – Aug 30, 2026, 5:00 AM
wind: 120° · 6 kt
visibility: >10 km
weather: NSW
clouds: FEW · few clouds · 5,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 10,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 20,000 ft AGL

Terminal forecast

BASE

Aug 28, 2026, 11:00 PM

180° · 9 kt

6+ mi · SCT 5000 · BKN 15000 · BKN 20000

BECMG

Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM

190° · 5 kt

6+ mi · SCT 5000 · SCT 12000 · BKN 20000

BECMG

Aug 29, 2026, 4:00 AM

220° · 6 kt

6+ mi · SCT 5000 · BKN 15000 · BKN 20000

BECMG

Aug 29, 2026, 7:00 AM

300° · 6 kt

3.73 mi · BR

BECMG

Aug 29, 2026, 9:00 AM

350° · 9 kt

6+ mi · VCTS

TEMPO

Aug 29, 2026, 10:00 AM

80° · 15 kt

4.97 mi · -TSRA

BECMG

Aug 29, 2026, 1:00 PM

110° · 10 kt

6+ mi · VCTS

TEMPO

Aug 29, 2026, 5:00 PM

140° · 15 kt

4.97 mi · -TSRA

BECMG

Aug 29, 2026, 8:00 PM

120° · 9 kt

6+ mi · NSW

BECMG

Aug 30, 2026, 1:00 AM

120° · 6 kt

6+ mi · NSW

Observation history

UTC	Current conditions	Temperature	Wind	Visibility
Aug 29, 2026, 5:55 AM	VFR	24.6°C	4 kt	10+ mi
Aug 29, 2026, 4:55 AM	VFR	24.4°C	7 kt	10+ mi
Aug 29, 2026, 3:55 AM	VFR	24.1°C	3 kt	10+ mi
Aug 29, 2026, 2:55 AM	VFR	23.9°C	0 kt	10+ mi
Aug 29, 2026, 1:55 AM	VFR	25.7°C	13 kt	10+ mi
Aug 29, 2026, 12:55 AM	VFR	26°C	0 kt	10+ mi
Aug 28, 2026, 11:55 PM	VFR	27.2°C	5 kt	10+ mi
Aug 28, 2026, 10:55 PM	VFR	28.3°C	7 kt	10+ mi
Aug 28, 2026, 9:55 PM	VFR	28.9°C	9 kt	10+ mi
Aug 28, 2026, 8:55 PM	VFR	29.4°C	10 kt	10+ mi
Aug 28, 2026, 2:55 PM	VFR	27.5°C	0 kt	10+ mi
Aug 28, 2026, 12:55 PM	VFR	25.7°C	4 kt	10+ mi

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