Richmond International Airport

KRIC / RIC / RIC

Richmond, VA

167 ft MSL

Large AirportToweredScheduled ServiceMETARTAF

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Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued: Sun, Feb 22, 17:57 UTC

Valid From

Sun, Feb 22, 18:00 UTC

→

Valid To

Mon, Feb 23, 18:00 UTC

Duration

24 hours

Raw TAF

TAF KRIC 221757Z 2218/2318 01010KT 3SM RA BR SCT006 OVC010 TEMPO 2218/2220 OVC006 FM222000 34012G21KT 2SM RASN BR OVC006 FM222200 33013G22KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC006 TEMPO 2223/2301 1/2SM SN FG OVC004 FM230200 32015G27KT 2SM -SN BR OVC010 FM230500 32015G27KT P6SM OVC020 FM231100 30013G25KT P6SM BKN050

Hourly Forecast Grid

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

Time	18Z	19Z	20Z	21Z	22Z	23Z	Feb 2300Z	01Z	02Z	03Z	04Z	05Z	06Z	07Z	08Z	09Z	10Z	11Z	12Z	13Z	14Z	15Z	16Z	17Z
Category	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	LIFR	LIFR	LIFR	LIFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR
Weather
Vis (SM)	--	--	2	2	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.8	2	2	2	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+
Ceiling (ft)	600	600	600	600	600	400	400	600	1k	1k	1k	2k	2k	2k	2k	2k	2k	5k	5k	5k	5k	5k	5k	5k
Wind Dir	010	010	340	340	330	330	330	330	320	320	320	320	320	320	320	320	320	300	300	300	300	300	300	300
Wind (kt)	10	10	12	12	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Gusts (kt)	—	—	21	21	22	22	22	22	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Period	TEMPO	TEMPO	FM	FM	FM	TEMPO	TEMPO	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

8 forecast periods decoded from the TAF

TAF KRIC 221757Z 2218/2318 01010KT 3SM RA BR SCT006 OVC010 TEMPO 2218/2220 OVC006 FM222000 34012G21KT 2SM RASN BR OVC006 FM222200 33013G22KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC006 TEMPO 2223/2301 1/2SM SN FG OVC004 FM230200 32015G27KT 2SM -SN BR OVC010 FM230500 32015G27KT P6SM OVC020 FM231100 30013G25KT P6SM BKN050

Valid: Feb 22, 18:00 UTC to Feb 23, 18:00 UTC

BASEFeb 22, 18:00 UTC — Feb 22, 20:00 UTC

Wind: 10° at 10 kt

Vis: 3 SM

Clouds: Scattered 600 ft, Overcast 1,000 ft

Wx: RA BR

TEMPOFeb 22, 18:00 UTC — Feb 22, 20:00 UTC

Vis: SM

Clouds: Overcast 600 ft

FMFeb 22, 20:00 UTC — Feb 22, 22:00 UTC

Wind: 340° at 12 kt, gusting 21 kt

Vis: 2 SM

Clouds: Overcast 600 ft

Wx: RA SN BR

FMFeb 22, 22:00 UTC — Feb 23, 02:00 UTC

Wind: 330° at 13 kt, gusting 22 kt

Vis: 0.75 SM

Clouds: Overcast 600 ft

Wx: -SN BR

TEMPOFeb 22, 23:00 UTC — Feb 23, 01:00 UTC

Vis: 0.5 SM

Clouds: Overcast 400 ft

Wx: SN FG

FMFeb 23, 02:00 UTC — Feb 23, 05:00 UTC

Wind: 320° at 15 kt, gusting 27 kt

Vis: 2 SM

Clouds: Overcast 1,000 ft

Wx: -SN BR

FMFeb 23, 05:00 UTC — Feb 23, 11:00 UTC

Wind: 320° at 15 kt, gusting 27 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Overcast 2,000 ft

FMFeb 23, 11:00 UTC — Feb 23, 18:00 UTC

Wind: 300° at 13 kt, gusting 25 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Broken 5,000 ft

Daylight

Sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight for Richmond International Airport

Sunrise: 11:49ZSunset: 22:57ZDay length: 11h 8m

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.

Richmond International Airport

KRIC / RIC / RIC

Richmond, VA

167 ft MSL

Large AirportToweredScheduled ServiceMETARTAF

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Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued: Sun, Feb 22, 17:57 UTC

Valid From

Sun, Feb 22, 18:00 UTC

→

Valid To

Mon, Feb 23, 18:00 UTC

Duration

24 hours

Raw TAF

TAF KRIC 221757Z 2218/2318 01010KT 3SM RA BR SCT006 OVC010 TEMPO 2218/2220 OVC006 FM222000 34012G21KT 2SM RASN BR OVC006 FM222200 33013G22KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC006 TEMPO 2223/2301 1/2SM SN FG OVC004 FM230200 32015G27KT 2SM -SN BR OVC010 FM230500 32015G27KT P6SM OVC020 FM231100 30013G25KT P6SM BKN050

Hourly Forecast Grid

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

Time	18Z	19Z	20Z	21Z	22Z	23Z	Feb 2300Z	01Z	02Z	03Z	04Z	05Z	06Z	07Z	08Z	09Z	10Z	11Z	12Z	13Z	14Z	15Z	16Z	17Z
Category	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	LIFR	LIFR	LIFR	LIFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR
Weather
Vis (SM)	--	--	2	2	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.8	2	2	2	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+
Ceiling (ft)	600	600	600	600	600	400	400	600	1k	1k	1k	2k	2k	2k	2k	2k	2k	5k	5k	5k	5k	5k	5k	5k
Wind Dir	010	010	340	340	330	330	330	330	320	320	320	320	320	320	320	320	320	300	300	300	300	300	300	300
Wind (kt)	10	10	12	12	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Gusts (kt)	—	—	21	21	22	22	22	22	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Period	TEMPO	TEMPO	FM	FM	FM	TEMPO	TEMPO	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

8 forecast periods decoded from the TAF

TAF KRIC 221757Z 2218/2318 01010KT 3SM RA BR SCT006 OVC010 TEMPO 2218/2220 OVC006 FM222000 34012G21KT 2SM RASN BR OVC006 FM222200 33013G22KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC006 TEMPO 2223/2301 1/2SM SN FG OVC004 FM230200 32015G27KT 2SM -SN BR OVC010 FM230500 32015G27KT P6SM OVC020 FM231100 30013G25KT P6SM BKN050

Valid: Feb 22, 18:00 UTC to Feb 23, 18:00 UTC

BASEFeb 22, 18:00 UTC — Feb 22, 20:00 UTC

Wind: 10° at 10 kt

Vis: 3 SM

Clouds: Scattered 600 ft, Overcast 1,000 ft

Wx: RA BR

TEMPOFeb 22, 18:00 UTC — Feb 22, 20:00 UTC

Vis: SM

Clouds: Overcast 600 ft

FMFeb 22, 20:00 UTC — Feb 22, 22:00 UTC

Wind: 340° at 12 kt, gusting 21 kt

Vis: 2 SM

Clouds: Overcast 600 ft

Wx: RA SN BR

FMFeb 22, 22:00 UTC — Feb 23, 02:00 UTC

Wind: 330° at 13 kt, gusting 22 kt

Vis: 0.75 SM

Clouds: Overcast 600 ft

Wx: -SN BR

TEMPOFeb 22, 23:00 UTC — Feb 23, 01:00 UTC

Vis: 0.5 SM

Clouds: Overcast 400 ft

Wx: SN FG

FMFeb 23, 02:00 UTC — Feb 23, 05:00 UTC

Wind: 320° at 15 kt, gusting 27 kt

Vis: 2 SM

Clouds: Overcast 1,000 ft

Wx: -SN BR

FMFeb 23, 05:00 UTC — Feb 23, 11:00 UTC

Wind: 320° at 15 kt, gusting 27 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Overcast 2,000 ft

FMFeb 23, 11:00 UTC — Feb 23, 18:00 UTC

Wind: 300° at 13 kt, gusting 25 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Broken 5,000 ft

Daylight

Sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight for Richmond International Airport

Sunrise: 11:49ZSunset: 22:57ZDay length: 11h 8m

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.