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Childress Municipal Airport (CDS/KCDS)

Childress595 m

20.6°CTemperature180° · 16 G27 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
20.6°C
Dew point
18.3°C
Wind
180° · 16 G27 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
29.9 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
47°
Headwind
11 kt
Tailwind
Crosswind
12 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
3,300 ftBKN
BKN3,300 ft AGL

METAR

Nov 2, 2026, 7:53 AM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Nov 2, 2026, 7:53 AM (UTC)
wind
180° · 16 kt · gusting to 27 kt
visibility
10 SM
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,300 ft AGL
temperature
21 °C
dew point
18 °C
altimeter setting
29.9 inHg
Sea-level pressure
1,010.5 hPa
flight category
VFR

Remarks and supplementary codes

Supplementary code
AO2
Supplementary code
PK WND 18030/0727
Supplementary code
SLP105
Supplementary code
T02060183
Supplementary code
$

TAF

Nov 2, 2026, 5:20 AM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Nov 2, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 2, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
wind
160° · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
OVC · overcast · 4,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · from this time

Validity
Nov 2, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
wind
170° · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
OVC · overcast · 2,500 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · probability

Validity
Nov 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 2, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
probability
30%
visibility
6 SM
weather
light · thunderstorm · rain
clouds
OVC · overcast · 1,500 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus

Forecast period 4 · from this time

Validity
Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 3, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
wind
220° · 22 kt · gusting to 30 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 10,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 5 · from this time

Validity
Nov 3, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 3, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
wind
250° · 15 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 25,000 ft AGL

Terminal forecast

FM
Nov 3, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
250° · 15 kt
6+ mi · BKN 25000
FM
Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
220° · 22 kt
6+ mi · BKN 10000
PROB30%
Nov 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
6 mi · -TSRA
FM
Nov 2, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
170° · 15 kt
6+ mi · OVC 2500
BASE
Nov 2, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
160° · 15 kt
6+ mi · OVC 4000

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Nov 2, 2026, 7:53 AM (UTC)VFR20.6°C16 kt10+ mi

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