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Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA/KSKA)

Spokane754 m

12.7°CTemperature240° · 12 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
12.7°C
Dew point
6.9°C
Wind
240° · 12 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
29.97 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
67°
Headwind
12 kt
Tailwind
Crosswind
1 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
3,100 ftBKN
SCT2,300 ft AGL
BKN3,100 ft AGL
BKN4,600 ft AGL
BKN5,500 ft AGL
OVC8,500 ft AGL

METAR

Sep 13, 2026, 11:55 PM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Sep 13, 2026, 11:55 PM (UTC)
wind
240° · 12 kt
visibility
10 SM
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 2,300 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,100 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,600 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,500 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 8,500 ft AGL
temperature
13 °C
dew point
7 °C
altimeter setting
29.97 inHg
Sea-level pressure
1,014.7 hPa
flight category
VFR

Remarks and supplementary codes

Supplementary code
AO2A
Supplementary code
RAB04E19
Supplementary code
SLP147
Supplementary code
P0000
Supplementary code
60000
Supplementary code
T01270069
Supplementary code
10156
Supplementary code
20101
Supplementary code
53008
Supplementary code
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TAF

Sep 13, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Sep 13, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
wind
200° · 12 kt · gusting to 18 kt
visibility
9 km
weather
light · showers · rain
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,000 ft AGL
icing
1 – ft

Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions

Validity
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
visibility
6 km
weather
light · thunderstorm · rain
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus OVC · overcast · 5,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · becoming

Validity
Sep 14, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
wind
variable wind · 6 kt
visibility
>10 km
weather
NSW
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 6,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 9,000 ft AGL
icing
2 – ft

Forecast period 4 · becoming

Validity
Sep 14, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
wind
210° · 6 kt
visibility
6 km
weather
light · showers · rain · mist
clouds
OVC · overcast · 5,000 ft AGL
icing
1 – ft

Forecast period 5 · becoming

Validity
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
wind
variable wind · 6 kt
visibility
1.6 km
weather
mist
clouds
OVC · overcast · 800 ft AGL
icing
1 – ft

Forecast period 6 · becoming

Validity
Sep 14, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 15, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
wind
220° · 12 kt
visibility
>10 km
weather
NSW
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 6,000 ft AGL
icing
1 – ft

Terminal forecast

BECMG
Sep 14, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
220° · 12 kt
6+ mi · NSW
BECMG
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · 6 kt
0.99 mi · BR
BECMG
Sep 14, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
210° · 6 kt
3.73 mi · -SHRA BR
BECMG
Sep 14, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · 6 kt
6+ mi · NSW
TEMPO
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · kt
3.73 mi · -TSRA
BASE
Sep 13, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
200° · 12 kt
5.59 mi · -SHRA

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Sep 13, 2026, 11:55 PM (UTC)VFR12.7°C12 kt10+ mi

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