Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

KDTW / DTW / DTW

Detroit, MI

645 ft MSL

Large AirportToweredScheduled ServiceMETARTAF

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Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued: Thu, Apr 9, 11:20 UTC

Valid From

Thu, Apr 9, 12:00 UTC

→

Valid To

Fri, Apr 10, 18:00 UTC

Duration

30 hours

Raw TAF

TAF KDTW 091120Z 0912/1018 15010G18KT P6SM BKN200 WS020/22045KT FM091500 23015G27KT P6SM OVC080 TEMPO 0916/0920 6SM -SHRA SCT035 OVC070 FM092000 25012G24KT P6SM BKN080 FM100400 05009KT P6SM OVC070 FM101000 10005KT 6SM -RA SCT035 OVC050 FM101400 30010KT 5SM -RA SCT015 OVC025

Hourly Forecast Grid

TAF periods expanded to hourly time slots. Scroll horizontally to see the full forecast.

Time	12Z	13Z	14Z	15Z	16Z	17Z	18Z	19Z	20Z	21Z	22Z	23Z	Apr 1000Z	01Z	02Z	03Z	04Z	05Z	06Z	07Z	08Z	09Z	10Z	11Z	12Z	13Z	14Z	15Z	16Z	17Z
Category	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR
Weather
Vis (SM)	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	5	5	5	5
Ceiling (ft)	10k+	10k+	10k+	8k	7k	7k	7k	7k	8k	8k	8k	8k	8k	8k	8k	8k	7k	7k	7k	7k	7k	7k	5k	5k	5k	5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k
Wind Dir	150	150	150	230	230	230	230	230	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	050	050	050	050	050	050	100	100	100	100	300	300	300	300
Wind (kt)	10	10	10	15	15	15	15	15	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	10	10	10	10
Gusts (kt)	18	18	18	27	27	27	27	27	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Period	BASE	BASE	BASE	FM	TEMPO	TEMPO	TEMPO	TEMPO	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM

Change types:FM = FromBECMG = BecomingTEMPO = TemporaryPROB = ProbabilityTimes in UTC (Zulu)

Forecast Periods

7 forecast periods decoded from the TAF

TAF KDTW 091120Z 0912/1018 15010G18KT P6SM BKN200 WS020/22045KT FM091500 23015G27KT P6SM OVC080 TEMPO 0916/0920 6SM -SHRA SCT035 OVC070 FM092000 25012G24KT P6SM BKN080 FM100400 05009KT P6SM OVC070 FM101000 10005KT 6SM -RA SCT035 OVC050 FM101400 30010KT 5SM -RA SCT015 OVC025

Valid: Apr 9, 12:00 UTC to Apr 10, 18:00 UTC

BASEApr 9, 12:00 UTC — Apr 9, 15:00 UTC

Wind: 150° at 10 kt, gusting 18 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Broken 20,000 ft

FMApr 9, 15:00 UTC — Apr 9, 20:00 UTC

Wind: 230° at 15 kt, gusting 27 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Overcast 8,000 ft

TEMPOApr 9, 16:00 UTC — Apr 9, 20:00 UTC

Vis: 6 SM

Clouds: Scattered 3,500 ft, Overcast 7,000 ft

Wx: -SHRA

FMApr 9, 20:00 UTC — Apr 10, 04:00 UTC

Wind: 250° at 12 kt, gusting 24 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Broken 8,000 ft

FMApr 10, 04:00 UTC — Apr 10, 10:00 UTC

Wind: 50° at 9 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Overcast 7,000 ft

FMApr 10, 10:00 UTC — Apr 10, 14:00 UTC

Wind: 100° at 5 kt

Vis: 6 SM

Clouds: Scattered 3,500 ft, Overcast 5,000 ft

Wx: -RA

FMApr 10, 14:00 UTC — Apr 10, 18:00 UTC

Wind: 300° at 10 kt

Vis: 5 SM

Clouds: Scattered 1,500 ft, Overcast 2,500 ft

Wx: -RA

Daylight

Sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Sunrise: 11:02ZSunset: 00:08ZDay length: 13h 5m

TAF data sourced from Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Refreshed every 10 minutes. This information is for reference only and should not be used for flight planning.

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

KDTW / DTW / DTW

Detroit, MI

645 ft MSL

Large AirportToweredScheduled ServiceMETARTAF

View on Map Website Wikipedia

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued: Thu, Apr 9, 11:20 UTC

Valid From

Thu, Apr 9, 12:00 UTC

→

Valid To

Fri, Apr 10, 18:00 UTC

Duration

30 hours

Raw TAF

TAF KDTW 091120Z 0912/1018 15010G18KT P6SM BKN200 WS020/22045KT FM091500 23015G27KT P6SM OVC080 TEMPO 0916/0920 6SM -SHRA SCT035 OVC070 FM092000 25012G24KT P6SM BKN080 FM100400 05009KT P6SM OVC070 FM101000 10005KT 6SM -RA SCT035 OVC050 FM101400 30010KT 5SM -RA SCT015 OVC025

Hourly Forecast Grid

TAF periods expanded to hourly time slots. Scroll horizontally to see the full forecast.

Time	12Z	13Z	14Z	15Z	16Z	17Z	18Z	19Z	20Z	21Z	22Z	23Z	Apr 1000Z	01Z	02Z	03Z	04Z	05Z	06Z	07Z	08Z	09Z	10Z	11Z	12Z	13Z	14Z	15Z	16Z	17Z
Category	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR
Weather
Vis (SM)	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	5	5	5	5
Ceiling (ft)	10k+	10k+	10k+	8k	7k	7k	7k	7k	8k	8k	8k	8k	8k	8k	8k	8k	7k	7k	7k	7k	7k	7k	5k	5k	5k	5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k
Wind Dir	150	150	150	230	230	230	230	230	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	050	050	050	050	050	050	100	100	100	100	300	300	300	300
Wind (kt)	10	10	10	15	15	15	15	15	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	10	10	10	10
Gusts (kt)	18	18	18	27	27	27	27	27	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Period	BASE	BASE	BASE	FM	TEMPO	TEMPO	TEMPO	TEMPO	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM

Change types:FM = FromBECMG = BecomingTEMPO = TemporaryPROB = ProbabilityTimes in UTC (Zulu)

Forecast Periods

7 forecast periods decoded from the TAF

TAF KDTW 091120Z 0912/1018 15010G18KT P6SM BKN200 WS020/22045KT FM091500 23015G27KT P6SM OVC080 TEMPO 0916/0920 6SM -SHRA SCT035 OVC070 FM092000 25012G24KT P6SM BKN080 FM100400 05009KT P6SM OVC070 FM101000 10005KT 6SM -RA SCT035 OVC050 FM101400 30010KT 5SM -RA SCT015 OVC025

Valid: Apr 9, 12:00 UTC to Apr 10, 18:00 UTC

BASEApr 9, 12:00 UTC — Apr 9, 15:00 UTC

Wind: 150° at 10 kt, gusting 18 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Broken 20,000 ft

FMApr 9, 15:00 UTC — Apr 9, 20:00 UTC

Wind: 230° at 15 kt, gusting 27 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Overcast 8,000 ft

TEMPOApr 9, 16:00 UTC — Apr 9, 20:00 UTC

Vis: 6 SM

Clouds: Scattered 3,500 ft, Overcast 7,000 ft

Wx: -SHRA

FMApr 9, 20:00 UTC — Apr 10, 04:00 UTC

Wind: 250° at 12 kt, gusting 24 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Broken 8,000 ft

FMApr 10, 04:00 UTC — Apr 10, 10:00 UTC

Wind: 50° at 9 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Overcast 7,000 ft

FMApr 10, 10:00 UTC — Apr 10, 14:00 UTC

Wind: 100° at 5 kt

Vis: 6 SM

Clouds: Scattered 3,500 ft, Overcast 5,000 ft

Wx: -RA

FMApr 10, 14:00 UTC — Apr 10, 18:00 UTC

Wind: 300° at 10 kt

Vis: 5 SM

Clouds: Scattered 1,500 ft, Overcast 2,500 ft

Wx: -RA

Daylight

Sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Sunrise: 11:02ZSunset: 00:08ZDay length: 13h 5m

TAF data sourced from Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Refreshed every 10 minutes. This information is for reference only and should not be used for flight planning.