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 Castle Air Force Base Merced airport (USA) / ICAO KMER/ IATA MER
Castle Air Force Base Merced airport (USA) is located close to Merced, Winton at 3 mile↑, Atwater at 3 mile↑, Merced at 7 mile↑, Livingston at 9 mile↑, Delhi at 12 mile↑, Planada at 15 mile↑, Hilmar-Irwin at 16 mile↑, Denair at 16 mile↑, Turlock at 17 mile↑, Le Grand at 20 mile↑,
Elevation : 58 m = 190 ft
Runways
- runway 13/31 : 3597 m = 11801 ft
aerial view of Castle Air Force Base Merced
METAR for Castle Air Force Base Merced airport - KMER
KMER 221445Z 00000KT 1/8SM FG 05/05 A3012
Decoded METAR for Castle Air Force Base Merced Airport (USA)
METAR issued by KMER on Saturday 22nd of January 2022 at 14:45 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 29 minutes ago.
Visibility is 0 km = 0 sm, there's fog.
Temperature is 5 °C = 41 °F and dew point is 5 °C = 41 °F . This correspond to 100% relative humidity.
QNH is 1020 mb = 30.12 inHg
Wind speed is 0 km/h = 0 kt, direction is 0°.
Sky clear
fog
TAF for Castle Air Force Base Merced airport - KMER
KMER 221120Z 2212/2312 00000KT 2SM BR SKC FM221400 06002KT 1/2SM FG BKN003 FM221800 VRB04KT 4SM HZ SKC FM222100 VRB05KT 6SM HZ SKC FM230500 VRB03KT 2SM BR SKC
Decoded TAF for Castle Air Force Base Merced Airport (USA)
TAF issued by KMER on Saturday 22nd of January 2022 at 11:20 UTC, issued 5 hours and 54 minutes ago. A 24 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday 22nd of January 2022 à 12:00 heure TU to Saturday 22nd of January 2022 à 14:00 heure UTC
2212/2312 00000KT 2SM BR SKC
sky clear
Visibility is 3 km = 2 sm.
mist
from Saturday 22nd of January 2022 à 14:00 heure TU to Saturday 22nd of January 2022 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM221400 06002KT 1/2SM FG BKN003
Wind 2 kt = 4 km/h, direction is 60°
Visibility is 1 km = 1 sm, there\'s fog.
fog
broken at 300 ft = 90 m
from Saturday 22nd of January 2022 à 18:00 heure TU to Saturday 22nd of January 2022 à 21:00 heure UTC
FM221800 VRB04KT 4SM HZ SKC
sky clear
Wind 4 kt = 7 km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 6 km = 4 sm.
haze
from Saturday 22nd of January 2022 à 21:00 heure TU to Sunday 23rd of January 2022 à 05:00 heure UTC
FM222100 VRB05KT 6SM HZ SKC
sky clear
Wind 5 kt = 9 km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 10 km = 6 sm.
haze
from Sunday 23rd of January 2022 à 05:00 heure TU to Sunday 23rd of January 2022 à 12:00 heure UTC
FM230500 VRB03KT 2SM BR SKC
sky clear
Wind 3 kt = 6 km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 3 km = 2 sm.
mist
close by
nearest airports to Castle Air Force Base Merced
- for Merced Mun MacReady airport (KMCE) at 7 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Modesto City Co Sham airport (KMOD) at 27 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Los Banos Mun airport (KLSN) at 27 mile↑
- for Mariposa Yosemite airport (KMPI) at 30 mile↑
- for Madera Mun airport (KMAE) at 37 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Stockton Metro airport (KSCK) at 51 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Tracy Mun airport (KTCY) at 52 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Calaveras Co Maury Rasmussen Field airport (KCPU) at 53 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)