IEM Daily Feature
Friday, 30 July 2021
Friday, 30 July 2021
Terminal Aerodome Forecast
Posted: 30 Jul 2021 05:37 AM
While the IEM generally focuses on observation data, there are a few NWS forecast products to be
found as well. The featured chart presents an infographic from one such forecast product, the
Terminal Aerodome Forecast (TAF). The NWS issues TAFs to support the aviation community and
the format of the forecast follows the METAR format. The chart shows various components of the
forecast including ceilings, visibility, and winds. The forecast covers about the next 24 hours of time
and the color coding denotes the flight condition based on the forecast components. This featured
forecast is for the Sioux City airport (KSUX identifier) from last night and shows the forecast presence
of smoke (code "FU"). The smoke was again very noticeable last night over northern Iowa.
Voting:
Good = 14
Bad = 4
Voting:
Good = 14
Bad = 4