METAR & TAF for Alpnach Air Base
Live aviation weather for LSMA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 1460ft, runways 01/19.
METAR LSMA 171120Z 04006KT 010V070 9999 FEW050 24/16 Q1016 RMK BLU+
Observed 5 min ago
Wind
040° (NE) at 6kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 5,000ft
Temperature
24°C / 16°C dew
Humidity
61%
QNH
1016 hPa
TAF LSMA 170925Z 1710/1816 06004KT 9999 FEW110 TEMPO 1714/1722 SHRA SCT060TCU PROB40 TEMPO 1714/1720 24017G30KT 4000 TSRA FEW050CB TEMPO 1811/1816 SHRA SCT070TCU PROB30 TEMPO 1811/1816 25015G25KT TSRA FEW060CB
- Fri 10:00Z to Sat 16:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 060° (ENE) at 4kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 11,000ft
- Fri 14:00Z to Fri 22:00ZTemporaryVFR
- Rain showers
- Cloud: scattered at 6,000ft
- Fri 14:00Z to Fri 20:00Z40% temporaryIFR
- Wind 240° (WSW) at 17kt, gusting 30kt
- Visibility 4000 m
- Thunderstorm with rain
- Cloud: few at 5,000ft
- Sat 11:00Z to Sat 16:00ZTemporaryVFR
- Rain showers
- Cloud: scattered at 7,000ft
- Sat 11:00Z to Sat 16:00Z30% temporaryVFR
- Wind 250° (WSW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt
- Thunderstorm with rain
- Cloud: few at 6,000ft
Sunrise
03:50Z
Sunset
19:18Z
Daylight
15h 28m
Pressure alt
1,378 ft
Density alt
2,785 ft
Common questions
Does Alpnach Air Base (LSMA) issue a METAR?
Yes. Alpnach Air Base issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.
What is a personal minima?
Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.
Where does this weather come from?
Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.