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McChord Air Force Base (TCM/KTCM)

Tacoma87 m

5.4°CTemperature0° · 0 ktWind9 miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
5.4°C
Dew point
4.7°C
Wind
0° · 0 kt
Visibility
9 mi
Altimeter
30.1 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
180°
Headwind
0 kt
Headwind
Crosswind
0 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

No reported cloud layers

METAR

Nov 3, 2026, 7:55 AM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Nov 3, 2026, 7:55 AM (UTC)
wind
calm wind
visibility
9 SM
temperature
5 °C
dew point
5 °C
altimeter setting
30.1 inHg
Sea-level pressure
1,019.9 hPa
flight category
VFR

Remarks and supplementary codes

Supplementary code
AO2
Supplementary code
SLP199
Supplementary code
T00540047
Supplementary code
401031011
Supplementary code
$

TAF

Nov 3, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Nov 3, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 3, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
wind
variable wind · 5 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 7,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 10,000 ft AGL
icing
2 – ft

Forecast period 2 · becoming

Validity
Nov 3, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 3, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
wind
variable wind · 5 kt
visibility
9 km
weather
light · showers · rain
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 7,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 10,000 ft AGL
icing
1 – ft

Forecast period 3 · becoming

Validity
Nov 3, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 4, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
wind
360° · 5 kt
visibility
>10 km
weather
NSW
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 7,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 15,000 ft AGL
icing
2 – ft

Forecast period 4 · becoming

Validity
Nov 4, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 4, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
wind
variable wind · 5 kt
visibility
>10 km
weather
NSW
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 5,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 9,000 ft AGL
icing
2 – ft

Forecast period 5 · becoming

Validity
Nov 4, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 4, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC)
wind
160° · 5 kt
visibility
>10 km
weather
NSW
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 5,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 6,000 ft AGL
icing
2 – ft

Terminal forecast

BECMG
Nov 4, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
160° · 5 kt
6+ mi · NSW
BECMG
Nov 4, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · 5 kt
6+ mi · NSW
BECMG
Nov 3, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
360° · 5 kt
6+ mi · NSW
BECMG
Nov 3, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · 5 kt
5.59 mi · -SHRA
BASE
Nov 3, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · 5 kt
6+ mi · BKN 7000 · OVC 10000

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Nov 3, 2026, 7:55 AM (UTC)VFR5.4°C0 kt9 mi

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