TEMPO30%
Sep 5, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
3.11 mi · -RA
FAPEIATA PLZZAFlight category: VFR
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ/FAPE)
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)58 m
16°CTemperature120° · 14 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
16°C
Dew point
13°C
Wind
120° · 14 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
30.3 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
58°Headwind
7 ktHeadwind
Crosswind
12 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
——
FEW1,300 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 5, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 5, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 120° · 14 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 1,300 ft AGL
- temperature
- 16 °C
- dew point
- 13 °C
- altimeter setting
- 1,026 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
- Expected trend
- No significant change expected
TAF
Sep 5, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 110° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 2,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 2,500 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 3,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 5, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- visibility
- 5 km
- weather
- light · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 1,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
BASE
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
110° · 12 kt
6+ mi · FEW 2000 · SCT 2500 · OVC 3500
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) | VFR | 16°C | 14 kt | 6+ mi |
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