KGAI Briefing
Gaithersburg/Montgomery Cnty, US
Flight category
MVFR4sm
Marginal VFR — ceiling 1000–3000 ft OR visibility 3–5 sm
Likely runway
16
est. from wind
Current conditions
Wind
160° / 6 kt
From the SSE
Visibility
4 sm
Clouds
SCT 1,400 ft
Scattered (3–4 oktas) @ 1,400 ft AGL
Ceiling
Unlimited
No broken/overcast layers
Temp / Dewpoint
26.7°C / 23.9°C
Spread 2.8°C — fog risk
Altimeter
29.97 inHg
1015.0 hPa
Phenomena
HZ
haze
Raw METAR
Observed 7/18/2026, 2:00:00 PMMETAR KGAI 181356Z AUTO 16006KT 4SM HZ SCT014 27/24 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02670239TAF
No TAF available.
Hazards
Active AIRMET / SIGMET
2 reports nearby- SIGMETCONVECTIVE— → —
Altitude: — – 45,000 ft
WSUS31 KKCI 181455 SIGE CONVECTIVE SIGMET 99E VALID UNTIL 1655Z MA CT NY NJ PA DE MD AND NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS FROM 40WNW BDL-60S HTO-40WNW SIE-60WSW HNK-40WNW BDL AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 26025KT. TOPS ABV FL450. HAIL TO 1 IN...WIND GUSTS TO 50KT POSS. OUTLOOK VALID 181655-182055 AREA 1...FROM 60WNW YVV-30ENE ECK-DXO-30WNW GIJ-40WNW MKG-60WNW YVV WST ISSUANCES POSS. REFER TO MOST RECENT ACUS01 KWNS FROM STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR SYNOPSIS AND METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS. AREA 2...FROM MSS-ECG-ORD-DXO-30SSE DXO-CLE-BUF-30ESE YYZ-40NW SYR-MSS WST ISSUANCES EXPD. REFER TO MOST RECENT ACUS01 KWNS FROM STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR SYNOPSIS AND METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS. AREA 3...FROM ORD-110ESE ECG-CRG-40NNW CEW-ORD WST ISSUANCES EXPD. REFER TO MOST RECENT ACUS01 KWNS FROM STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR SYNOPSIS AND METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS. AREA 4...FROM 50NW PQI-PQI-HUL-50WSW YSJ-160SE ACK-150SE SIE-180ESE ECG-110ESE ECG-MSS-70NE MPV-50NW PQI WST ISSUANCES EXPD. REFER TO MOST RECENT ACUS01 KWNS FROM STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR SYNOPSIS AND METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS. AREA 5...FROM 110ESE ECG-180ESE ECG-140SSE ILM-210ENE OMN-200ENE PBI-70ENE PBI-160SE MIA-80WSW EYW-200WSW SRQ-40N CEW-110ESE ECG WST ISSUANCES EXPD. REFER TO MOST RECENT ACUS01 KWNS FROM STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR SYNOPSIS AND METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS.
- SIGMETCONVECTIVE
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
39.1696
Longitude
-77.1653
Elevation
151 m
Country
US
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