FM
Sep 7, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
40° · 3 kt
6+ mi · FEW 1000 · FEW 25000
KIADIATA IADUSFlight category: VFR
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD/KIAD)
Dulles90 m
23.9°CTemperature40° · 8 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
23.9°C
Dew point
16.1°C
Wind
40° · 8 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
1°Headwind
6 ktHeadwind
Crosswind
5 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
——
FEW3,000 ft AGL
FEW25,000 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 6, 2026, 2:52 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 6, 2026, 2:52 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 40° · 8 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 3,000 ft AGL FEW · few clouds · 25,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 24 °C
- dew point
- 16 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,015.6 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP156
- Supplementary code
- T02390161
- Supplementary code
- 51008
- Supplementary code
- $
TAF
Sep 6, 2026, 3:08 PM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 6, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 40° · 8 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 3,000 ft AGL FEW · few clouds · 25,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 6, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 7, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 40° · 6 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 6,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 20,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 7, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 7, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- calm wind
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 6,000 ft AGL FEW · few clouds · 18,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 7, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 7, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 40° · 3 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 1,000 ft AGL FEW · few clouds · 25,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
FM
Sep 7, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
0° · 0 kt
6+ mi · FEW 6000 · FEW 18000
FM
Sep 6, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
40° · 6 kt
6+ mi · FEW 6000 · SCT 20000
BASE
Sep 6, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
40° · 8 kt
6+ mi · FEW 3000 · FEW 25000
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2026, 2:52 PM (UTC) | VFR | 23.9°C | 8 kt | 10+ mi |
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