KDCA Briefing
Washington/Reagan-National Arpt, US
Flight category
VFR25000ft · 10sm
Visual Flight Rules — ceiling > 3000 ft AND visibility > 5 sm
Likely runway
19
est. from wind
Current conditions
Wind
190° / 9 kt G20
From the S, gusts to 20 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Clouds
SCT 11,000 ft, BKN 25,000 ft
Scattered (3–4 oktas) @ 11,000 ft AGL · Broken (5–7 oktas) @ 25,000 ft AGL
Ceiling
25,000 ft AGL
Lowest BKN/OVC layer
Temp / Dewpoint
19.4°C / 10°C
Spread 9.4°C
Altimeter
29.86 inHg
1011.3 hPa
Raw METAR
Observed 5/9/2026, 3:00:00 PMMETAR KDCA 091452Z 19009G20KT 10SM SCT110 BKN250 19/10 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01940100 58004TAF
TAF KDCA 091503Z 0915/1018 19009G20KT P6SM SCT110 FM091800 22011G19KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060 OVC100 PROB30 0919/0922 4SM -TSRA OVC040CB FM092200 25008KT P6SM BKN080 FM100200 20004KT P6SM FEW200 FM100600 20004KT P6SM SCT010 FM101400 23005KT P6SM FEW120 SCT200- TAF KDCA 091503Z 0915/1018 19009G20KT P6SM SCT110
- FM091800 22011G19KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060 OVC100
- PROB30 0919/0922 4SM -TSRA OVC040CB
- FM092200 25008KT P6SM BKN080
- FM100200 20004KT P6SM FEW200
- FM100600 20004KT P6SM SCT010
- FM101400 23005KT P6SM FEW120 SCT200
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
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