Aeronautical current weather observation and short-term forecast for pilots, flight preparation with the METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report : current weather report), and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term weather forecast message for aviation). And other resources like VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare a flights.
METAR, TAF, VAC Olifants River Bridge airport (South Africa) / ICAO FAOR/ IATA JNB
Olifants River Bridge airport (South Africa) is located close to Johannesburg, Kempton Park at 2 mile↑, Bartlett at 2 mile↑, Brentwood Park at 3 mile↑, Gauteng at 4 mile↑, Eden Glen at 5 mile↑, Boksburg at 5 mile↑, Benoni at 6 mile↑, Glenmarais at 6 mile↑, Modderfontein at 6 mile↑, Lombardy East at 8 mile↑,
Elevation : 1694 m = 5558 ft
aerial view of Olifants River Bridge
METAR for Olifants River Bridge airport - FAOR
FAOR 031000Z 33011KT 300V020 CAVOK 27/15 Q1023 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Olifants River Bridge Airport (South Africa)
METAR issued by FAOR on Friday 3rd of December 2021 at 10:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 9 hours and 60 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
Temperature is 27 °C = 81 °F and dew point is 15 °C = 59 °F . This correspond to 48% relative humidity.
QNH is 1023 mb = 30.21 inHg
Wind speed is 20 km/h = 11 kt, direction is 330°.
Sky clear
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Olifants River Bridge airport - FAOR
FAOR 030737Z 0306/0412 33015KT CAVOK TX27/0313Z TN17/0403Z BECMG 0310/0312 SCT045 PROB30 TEMPO 0313/0316 -TSRA FEW040CB BECMG 0316/0318 VRB03KT PROB40 TEMPO 0316/0323 5000 TSRA FEW035CB BECMG 0404/0406 36015KT BECMG 0410/0412 SCT040
Decoded TAF for Olifants River Bridge Airport (South Africa)
TAF issued by FAOR on Friday 3rd of December 2021 at 07:37 UTC, issued 12 hours and 23 minutes ago. A 30 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Friday 3rd of December 2021 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday 3rd of December 2021 à 10:00 heure UTC
0306/0412 33015KT CAVOK TX27/0313Z TN17/0403Z
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Wind 15 kt = 28 km/h, direction is 330°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
becoming from Friday 3rd of December 2021 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday 3rd of December 2021 à 16:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0310/0312 SCT045
scattered clouds at 4500 ft = 1370 m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday 3rd of December 2021 à 13:00 heure TU to Friday 3rd of December 2021 à 16:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0313/0316 -TSRA FEW040CB
light thunderstorm rain
few clouds at 4000 ft = 1220 m
becoming from Friday 3rd of December 2021 à 18:00 heure TU to Saturday 4th of December 2021 à 04:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0316/0318 VRB03KT
Wind 3 kt = 6 km/h, direction is °
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Friday 3rd of December 2021 à 16:00 heure TU to Saturday 4th of December 2021 à 23:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 0316/0323 5000 TSRA FEW035CB
Visibility is 5 km = 3 mile.
thunderstorm rain
few clouds at 3500 ft = 1070 m
becoming from Saturday 4th of December 2021 à 06:00 heure TU to Saturday 4th of December 2021 à 10:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0404/0406 36015KT
Wind 15 kt = 28 km/h, direction is 360°
becoming from Saturday 4th of December 2021 à 12:00 heure TU to Saturday 4th of December 2021 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0410/0412 SCT040
scattered clouds at 4000 ft = 1220 m
close by
- Nearest hotels
- Hotels in Kempton Park
- for Daring airport at 5 mile↑
- for Brakpan airport at 8 mile↑
- for Johannesburg Rand airport at 9 mile↑
nearest airports to Olifants River Bridge
- for Daring airport (FADR) at 5 mile↑
- for Brakpan airport (FABB) at 8 mile↑
- for Johannesburg Rand airport (FAGM) at 9 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Petit airport (FARA) at 10 mile↑
- for Springs airport (FASI) at 12 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Grand Central airport (FAGC) at 12 mile↑
- for Bapsfontein airport (FABA) at 14 mile↑
- for Waterkloof Mil airport (FAWK) at 21 mile↑METAR & TAF
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- TAF : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Météo générale : Openweathermap (www.openweathermap.org) et AVWX (avwx.rest)
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr), Espagne ENAIRE (https://aip.enaire.es)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)