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Ceiling Height Forecast

Visibility Forecast

24 Hour Aviation Hazards Summary

Prior to every flight, pilots should gather all information vital to the nature of the flight. This site is informational in nature and is designed to assist pilots and aircrews for flight planning and weather familiarization. It may be used in conjunction with other preflight information sources needed to satisfy all the requirements of 14 CFR 91.103 and is not to be considered as a sole source of information to meet all preflight action. Pilots can complete their regulatory-compliant preflight briefing by using other automated resources or from Flight Service at www.1800wxbrief.com or by calling 1-800-WX-BRIEF.

Lowest Expected Flight Conditions

The lowest expected flight conditions indicated below are derived from hourly ceiling height and visibility forecasts, which are updated around 00 UTC, 06 UTC, 12 UTC and 18 UTC.

Local Area Aviation Weather Discussion

.AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A cold front crossing the region from north to southeast this 
morning will bring a mix of MVFR and IFR conditions in rain and
a few embedded thunderstorms. Ceilings will generally lower to 
between 1000 and 2000 ft as precipitation begins, with 
localized drops below 1000 ft AGL possible. Southwesterly winds
of 10 to 15KT with gusts to 20 to 25KTs early this morning will
abruptly shift to the northwest and north behind the frontal 
passage, maintaining gusts around 15 to 20KTs through the 
afternoon before relaxing this evening. Precipitation will 
taper off from northwest to southeast later today into tonight, 
though low stratus ceilings may linger in the mountains and 
southern terminals through the end of the period.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY...
     
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium.

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 158 AM EDT Fri Mar 27 2026

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Experimental table of flight category objectively shows consistency
of WFO forecast to available model information:
H = HIGH: TAF consistent with all models or all but one model.
M = MEDIUM: TAF has varying level of consistency with models.
L = LOW: TAF inconsistent with all models or all but one model.

Local Ceiling & Visibility Forecasts

The ceiling height and visibility forecasts below are updated every 6 hours. Please enlarge the graphics by clicking on the images below to view details and time of the forecasts. Additional hourly forecast can be accessed here.

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Airport Specific Weather Information & Forecasts

TAFs and METARs can be accessed where available from the map below, along with other aviation relevant guidance. For airports without TAFs, hourly weather graphs from the National Digital Forecast Database are provided. This information is intended for situational awareness purposes only.

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