BECMG
Sep 4, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
40° · 8 kt
6+ mi · NSW
KTCMIATA TCMUSFlight category: VFR
McChord Air Force Base (TCM/KTCM)
Tacoma87 m
14°CTemperature0° · 0 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
14°C
Dew point
11.9°C
Wind
0° · 0 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
29.84 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
180°Headwind
0 ktHeadwind
Crosswind
0 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
7,000 ftOVC
OVC7,000 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 4, 2026, 4:55 AM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 4, 2026, 4:55 AM (UTC)
- wind
- calm wind
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 7,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 14 °C
- dew point
- 12 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.84 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,010.8 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP108
- Supplementary code
- T01400119
- Supplementary code
- $
TAF
Sep 3, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 3, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 4, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 210° · 9 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 5,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 3, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 4, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
- visibility
- 9 km
- weather
- light · showers · rain
Forecast period 3 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 4, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 4, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 160° · 5 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL
- icing
- 1 – ft
Forecast period 4 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 4, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 4, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 30° · 5 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 6,000 ft AGL
- icing
- 2 – ft
Forecast period 5 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 4, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 40° · 8 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 5,000 ft AGL
- icing
- 2 – ft
Terminal forecast
BECMG
Sep 4, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
30° · 5 kt
6+ mi · NSW
BECMG
Sep 4, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
160° · 5 kt
6+ mi · VCSH
TEMPO
Sep 3, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
5.59 mi · -SHRA
BASE
Sep 3, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
210° · 9 kt
6+ mi · VCSH
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026, 4:55 AM (UTC) | VFR | 14°C | 0 kt | 10+ mi |
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