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Flight category

VFR25000ft · 10sm

Visual Flight Rules — ceiling > 3000 ft AND visibility > 5 sm

Likely runway

22

est. from wind

Current conditions

Wind

220° / 8 kt

From the SW

Visibility

10+ sm

Clouds

SCT 15,000 ft, BKN 25,000 ft

Scattered (3–4 oktas) @ 15,000 ft AGL · Broken (5–7 oktas) @ 25,000 ft AGL

Ceiling

25,000 ft AGL

Lowest BKN/OVC layer

Temp / Dewpoint

26.1°C / 21.7°C

Spread 4.4°C

Altimeter

30.06 inHg

1018.0 hPa

Raw METAR

Observed 8/8/2026, 5:00:00 AM

METAR KDCA 080452Z 22008KT 10SM SCT150 BKN250 26/22 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02610217 403330233

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TAF

TAF KDCA 080256Z 0803/0906 26009G16KT P6SM VCTS SCT060CB SCT100 BKN250 FM080400 00000KT P6SM SCT080 BKN160 FM081300 23003KT P6SM FEW090 FM081800 23007KT P6SM SCT060 PROB30 0819/0823 4SM -TSRA OVC040CB FM090200 21003KT P6SM SCT220

TAF KDCA 080256Z 0803/0906 26009G16KT P6SM VCTS SCT060CB SCT100 BKN250
FM080400 00000KT P6SM SCT080 BKN160
FM081300 23003KT P6SM FEW090
FM081800 23007KT P6SM SCT060
PROB30 0819/0823 4SM -TSRA OVC040CB
FM090200 21003KT P6SM SCT220

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Hazards

No active AIRMETs/SIGMETs near this station

NOAA polled within the last 10 minutes.

Radar

NEXRAD · Iowa State Mesonet

Imagery courtesy of Iowa State Mesonet (NEXRAD) and NOAA. Not for navigation.

Wind aloft

FB text product

GFS Skew-T from Iowa State; FB text from NOAA AWC. Plan with care.

Latitude

38.8472

Longitude

-77.0345

Elevation

4 m

Country

US