Kersefontein

FAKF · South Africa

The METAR station used is 122 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 350° Kersefontein 5/23
Wind: 26 kt, 6 beaufort

22 kt

15 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 2,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 3,000
METAR FACT 100926Z 35026KT 8000 -DZ BKN020 OVC030 16/12 Q1011 TEMPO 5000 -RA BKN012

METAR Kersefontein - FAKF

This field is located in South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -32.89842 and longitude 18.32483. The airport has one runway: 5/23. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAKF. The airport is in the Capetown FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Cape Town International Airport on May 10, 2024 11:26, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 350° with a speed of 26 kt.

Visibility is 8 km.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 3,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,000 ft.

Current weather is light drizzle. The temperature and wind chill are 16 °C. The dew point is 12 °C, the relative humidity is 77%. The air pressure at sea level is 1011 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. The visibility becomes 5 km. Significant weather: light rain. broken clouds at an altitude of 1,200 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 17:59. This applies to Kersefontein, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 024°-204° 15 kt 22 kt 56 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

2,000 ft BKN Broken clouds
3,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds
1,200 ft BKN Temporary Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light drizzle
Temperature 16 °C
Dewpoint 12 °C
Rel. humidity 77%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:27
Midday
12:41
Sunset
17:56 (6:17h)

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