METAR & TAF for Alpnach Air Base
Live aviation weather for LSMA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 1460ft, runways 01/19.
METAR LSMA 151450Z 04004KT 9999 FEW220 19/13 Q1026 RMK BLU+
Observed 51 min ago
Wind
040° (NE) at 4kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 22,000ft
Temperature
19°C / 13°C dew
Humidity
68%
QNH
1026 hPa
TAF LSMA 150925Z 1510/1616 VRB02KT CAVOK PROB30 TEMPO 1520/1609 1500 BCFG SCT003
- Thu 10:00Z to Fri 16:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind variable at 2kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: no significant cloud
- Thu 20:00Z to Fri 09:00Z30% temporaryLIFR
- Visibility 1500 m
- BCFG
- Cloud: scattered at 300ft
Sunrise
05:45Z
Sunset
16:42Z
Daylight
10h 57m
Pressure alt
1,078 ft
Density alt
1,814 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.