METAR & TAF for Alpnach Air Base
Live aviation weather for LSMA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 1460ft, runways 01/19.
METAR LSMA 311350Z 03004KT 350V060 9999 BKN063 23/15 Q1019 RMK BLU
Observed just now
Wind
030° (NNE) at 4kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Broken at 6,300ft
Temperature
23°C / 15°C dew
Humidity
61%
QNH
1019 hPa
TAF LSMA 310925Z 3110/0116 06007KT 9999 SCT040 BKN060 BECMG 3118/3121 CAVOK BECMG 0108/0111 9999 FEW045
- Mon 10:00Z to Mon 18:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 060° (ENE) at 7kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 4,000ft, broken at 6,000ft
- Mon 18:00Z to Tue 08:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 060° (ENE) at 7kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: no significant cloud
- Tue 08:00Z to Tue 16:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 060° (ENE) at 7kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: few at 4,500ft
Sunrise
04:46Z
Sunset
18:11Z
Daylight
13h 25m
Pressure alt
1,288 ft
Density alt
2,554 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.