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FAELIATA ELSZAFlight category: LIFR

King Phalo Airport (ELS/FAEL)

East London127 m

18°CTemperature40° · 12 ktWind3.73 miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
18°C
Dew point
18°C
Wind
40° · 12 kt
Visibility
3.73 mi
Altimeter
30.09 inHg
Current conditions
LIFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
37°
Headwind
12 kt
Headwind
Crosswind
1 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
200 ftOVC
OVC200 ft AGL

METAR

Sep 13, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Sep 13, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)
wind
40° · 12 kt · Wind varying between 10°–70°
visibility
6 km
weather
light · rain
clouds
OVC · overcast · 200 ft AGL
temperature
18 °C
dew point
18 °C
altimeter setting
1,019 hPa
flight category
LIFR

TAF

Sep 13, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Sep 13, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
wind
210° · 11 kt
visibility
3 km
weather
light · rain · mist
clouds
OVC · overcast · 300 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions

Validity
Sep 13, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
visibility
1.8 km
weather
rain · mist
clouds
OVC · overcast · 200 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · becoming

Validity
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
wind
210° · 11 kt
visibility
5 km
weather
light · drizzle · mist
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 500 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 1,000 ft AGL

Terminal forecast

BASE
Sep 13, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)
210° · 11 kt
1.86 mi · -RA BR
TEMPO
Sep 13, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · kt
1.12 mi · RA BR
BECMG
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
210° · 11 kt
3.11 mi · -DZ BR

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Sep 13, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)LIFR18°C12 kt3.73 mi

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