FM
Aug 30, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
180° · 9 kt
6+ mi · BKN 10000
KMSNIATA MSNUSFlight category: VFR
Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN/KMSN)
Madison262 m
21.1°CTemperature210° · 4 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
21.1°C
Dew point
16.7°C
Wind
210° · 4 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.11 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
29°Headwind
4 ktTailwind
Crosswind
0 ktFrom the left
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
12,000 ftBKN
FEW8,000 ft AGL
BKN12,000 ft AGL
OVC14,000 ft AGL
METAR
Aug 29, 2026, 3:53 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Aug 29, 2026, 3:53 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 210° · 4 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- weather
- light · rain
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 8,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 12,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 14,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 21 °C
- dew point
- 17 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.11 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,019.3 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- RAB17
- Supplementary code
- SLP193
- Supplementary code
- P0000
- Supplementary code
- T02110167
- Supplementary code
- $
TAF
Aug 29, 2026, 11:35 AM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Aug 29, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 190° · 5 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 19,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Aug 29, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Aug 29, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 210° · 8 kt
- visibility
- 6 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 9,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Aug 29, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Aug 29, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 190° · 6 kt
- visibility
- 6 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 8,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Aug 29, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC) – Aug 30, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 160° · 9 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 9,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · from this time
- Validity
- Aug 30, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC) – Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 180° · 9 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 10,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
FM
Aug 29, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
160° · 9 kt
6+ mi · OVC 9000
FM
Aug 29, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
190° · 6 kt
6 mi · -SHRA
FM
Aug 29, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
210° · 8 kt
6 mi · -SHRA
BASE
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
190° · 5 kt
6+ mi · BKN 19000
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026, 3:53 PM (UTC) | VFR | 21.1°C | 4 kt | 10+ mi |
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