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Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN/KMSN)

Madison262 m

12.2°CTemperature80° · 5 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
12.2°C
Dew point
8.3°C
Wind
80° · 5 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.18 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
29°
Headwind
3 kt
Headwind
Crosswind
4 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
3,400 ftOVC
OVC3,400 ft AGL

METAR

Oct 15, 2026, 4:53 AM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Oct 15, 2026, 4:53 AM (UTC)
wind
80° · 5 kt
visibility
10 SM
clouds
OVC · overcast · 3,400 ft AGL
temperature
12 °C
dew point
8 °C
altimeter setting
30.18 inHg
Sea-level pressure
1,022 hPa
flight category
VFR

Remarks and supplementary codes

Supplementary code
AO2
Supplementary code
SLP220
Supplementary code
T01220083
Supplementary code
$

TAF

Oct 15, 2026, 3:20 AM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Oct 15, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
wind
60° · 6 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
OVC · overcast · 3,500 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · from this time

Validity
Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 15, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
wind
80° · 7 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
OVC · overcast · 2,700 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · from this time

Validity
Oct 15, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
wind
90° · 7 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
OVC · overcast · 1,800 ft AGL

Forecast period 4 · probability

Validity
Oct 15, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
probability
30%
visibility
5 SM
weather
light · showers · rain · mist
clouds
OVC · overcast · 800 ft AGL

Forecast period 5 · from this time

Validity
Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 15, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
wind
100° · 7 kt
visibility
3 SM
weather
light · rain · mist
clouds
OVC · overcast · 600 ft AGL

Forecast period 6 · from this time

Validity
Oct 15, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
wind
50° · 6 kt
visibility
5 SM
weather
light · showers · rain · mist
clouds
OVC · overcast · 600 ft AGL

Terminal forecast

FM
Oct 15, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
50° · 6 kt
5 mi · -SHRA BR
FM
Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
100° · 7 kt
3 mi · -RA BR
PROB30%
Oct 15, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
5 mi · -SHRA BR
FM
Oct 15, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
90° · 7 kt
6+ mi · OVC 1800
FM
Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
80° · 7 kt
6+ mi · OVC 2700
BASE
Oct 15, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
60° · 6 kt
6+ mi · OVC 3500

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Oct 15, 2026, 4:53 AM (UTC)VFR12.2°C5 kt10+ mi

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