METAR LKKV Karlsbad

The current aviation weather for Karlsbad, decoded and with its GAFOR category. The data comes live from aviationweather.gov.

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LKKVAirfield

The four-letter ICAO code, here for Karlsbad.

Time:: 2. 23:00 UTC
Wind:: variable, 2 knots
Visibility:: 10 km or more
Weather:: BCFG
Clouds:: SCT at 1400 ft
Temperature, dewpoint:: 11 °C / 10 °C
QNH:: 1032 hPa

How the METARMAP shows this airfield

From every METAR, the METARMAP and the METARMAP Mini work out the GAFOR category and light the airfield's LED in its colour. The worse of the two values always decides: visibility or cloud ceiling. See the maps →

Charlie, clear

Visibility10 km or more → C

Cloud ceilingno closed layer (≥ 5/8) reported → C

Visibility ↓ / Cloud ceiling →	500 to 1000 ft	1000 to 2000 ft	2000 to 5000 ft	above 5000 ft, no cloud
over 10 km	M2	D1	O	C
8 to 10 km	M2	D1	O	O
5 to 8 km	M5	D4	D3	D3
1.5 to 5 km	M8	M7	M6	M6
below 1.5 km	X	X	X	X

Calculated from the observation itself. The official GAFOR by the DWD is a forecast for areas.

Crosswind at LKKV right now

The wind is variable (VRB) at 2 kt. Without a direction there is no component to work out; at worst the full 2 kt comes from the side.

Runway data: OurAirports, true headings. The runway that counts is the one tower or ATIS assigns.

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TAF: the forecast

LKKVAirfield

The four-letter ICAO code, here for Karlsbad.

Valid from day 3, 00:00 UTC to day 3, 24:00 UTC · issued day 2, 23:00 UTC

Base forecastday 3, 00:00 UTC to day 3, 24:00 UTC
variable, 2 knots · 10 km or more · SCT at 4000 ft
VRB02KT 9999 SCT040
C
Becomingday 3, 00:00 UTC to day 3, 01:00 UTC
variable, 2 knots · 3 km · mist · SCT at 200 ft
BECMG 0300/0301 3000 BR SCT002
M6
Temporaryday 3, 01:00 UTC to day 3, 07:00 UTC
variable, 2 knots · 0.5 km · patches fog · BKN at 200 ft
TEMPO 0301/0307 0500 BCFG BKN002
X
Becomingday 3, 07:00 UTC to day 3, 10:00 UTC
variable, 2 knots · 10 km or more · no cloud below 5000 ft / CAVOK
BECMG 0307/0310 CAVOK
C
Becomingday 3, 15:00 UTC to day 3, 18:00 UTC
90° at 4 knots · 10 km or more · no cloud below 5000 ft / CAVOK
BECMG 0315/0318 09004KT
C

Karlsbad on the METARMAP

On the METARMAP, Karlsbad is one of 82 LEDs. It glows in the GAFOR colour shown above and fetches the new METAR every five minutes.

Airfield

ICAO identifier	`LKKV`
Country	Czech Republic
Elevation	1969 ft (600 m)
Sun today	↑ 07:11 · ↓ 18:42 · night from 19:14
Position	50.203° N, 12.915° E

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