METAR LOWS Salzburg

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

Current METAR

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LOWSAirfield

The four-letter ICAO code, here for Salzburg.

Time:: 2. 23:20 UTC
Wind:: 340° at 2 knots
Visibility:: 10 km or more
Clouds:: SCT at 1100 ft · SCT at 3200 ft
Temperature, dewpoint:: 15 °C / 14 °C
QNH:: 1030 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 LOWS right now

Runway	Head-/tailwind	Crosswind
15157°	2 kt tailwind	none
33337°likely in use	2 kt headwind	none

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

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TAF: the forecast

LOWSAirfield

The four-letter ICAO code, here for Salzburg.

Valid from day 3, 00:00 UTC to day 3, 24:00 UTC · issued day 2, 23:15 UTC

Base forecastday 3, 00:00 UTC to day 3, 24:00 UTC
variable, 2 knots · 7 km · BKN at 1300 ft
VRB02KT 7000 BKN013 TX21/0314Z TN10/0305Z
D4
Temporaryday 3, 00:00 UTC to day 3, 06:00 UTC
variable, 2 knots · 4 km · mist · BKN at 800 ft
TEMPO 0300/0306 4000 BR BKN008
M8
Becomingday 3, 08:00 UTC to day 3, 10:00 UTC
variable, 2 knots · 10 km or more · no cloud below 5000 ft / CAVOK
BECMG 0308/0310 CAVOK
C
Temporaryday 3, 11:00 UTC to day 3, 16:00 UTC
340° at 8 knots · 10 km or more · no cloud below 5000 ft / CAVOK
TEMPO 0311/0316 34008KT
C

Salzburg on the METARMAP

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

Airfield

ICAO identifier	`LOWS`
Country	Austria
Elevation	1401 ft (427 m)
Sun today	↑ 07:09 · ↓ 18:43 · night from 19:14
Position	47.794° N, 13.003° E

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