BASE
Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
80° · 5 kt
6+ mi · BKN 3500
KMSNIATA MSNUSFlight category: MVFR
Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN/KMSN)
Madison262 m
12.8°CTemperature90° · 4 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
12.8°C
Dew point
8.3°C
Wind
90° · 4 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.19 inHg
Current conditions
MVFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
29°Headwind
2 ktHeadwind
Crosswind
4 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
2,900 ftOVC
OVC2,900 ft AGL
METAR
Oct 15, 2026, 7:53 AM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Oct 15, 2026, 7:53 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 90° · 4 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 2,900 ft AGL
- temperature
- 13 °C
- dew point
- 8 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.19 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,022.4 hPa
- flight category
- MVFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP224
- Supplementary code
- T01280083
- Supplementary code
- $
TAF
Oct 15, 2026, 5:42 AM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 80° · 5 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 15, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 80° · 6 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 2,700 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 15, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 110° · 7 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 1,800 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 16, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 110° · 6 kt
- visibility
- 3 SM
- weather
- light · rain · mist
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 600 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 16, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 16, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 340° · 7 kt
- visibility
- 3 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain · mist
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 400 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · from this time
- Validity
- Oct 16, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 16, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 330° · 15 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 400 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
FM
Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
80° · 6 kt
6+ mi · OVC 2700
FM
Oct 15, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
110° · 7 kt
6+ mi · -SHRA
FM
Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
110° · 6 kt
3 mi · -RA BR
FM
Oct 16, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
340° · 7 kt
3 mi · -SHRA BR
FM
Oct 16, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
330° · 15 kt
6+ mi · OVC 400
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026, 7:53 AM (UTC) | MVFR | 12.8°C | 4 kt | 10+ mi |
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