BECMG
Sep 3, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
230° · 12 kt
6+ mi · FEW 12000
KRCAIATA RCAUSFlight category: VFR
Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA/KRCA)
Rapid City993 m
34°CTemperature200° · 7 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
34°C
Dew point
7.1°C
Wind
200° · 7 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
29.78 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
138°Headwind
3 ktHeadwind
Crosswind
6 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
——
SCT6,000 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 2, 2026, 8:55 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 2, 2026, 8:55 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 200° · 7 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 6,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 34 °C
- dew point
- 7 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.78 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,005.6 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2A
- Supplementary code
- SLP056
- Supplementary code
- T03400071
- Supplementary code
- 57029
TAF
Sep 2, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 6 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 12,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 230° · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 10,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 250° · 20 kt · gusting to 42 kt
- visibility
- 9 km
- weather
- in the vicinity · thunderstorm
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 6,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus
Forecast period 4 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 3, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 4, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 230° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 12,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
TEMPO
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
250° · 20 kt
5.59 mi · VCTS
BECMG
Sep 2, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
230° · 15 kt
6+ mi · FEW 10000
BASE
Sep 2, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · 6 kt
6+ mi · FEW 12000
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026, 8:55 PM (UTC) | VFR | 34°C | 7 kt | 10+ mi |
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