Europe Aviation Weather Report for Maderia Funchal Airport (LPMA/FNC)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Maderia Funchal Airport at 13:00 UTC on the 17th
Runways Available 05, 23
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Maderia Funchal Airport, as well as details for the nearest alternates.
The warning and threat levels in the METAR and TAF reports are currently being displayed for an airliner operating as a multi crew, CAT2/3 capable IFR flight, if you wish to change these thresholds to be more suitable for general aviation aircraft operating single crew VFR then use this drop down to select general aviation
METAR data is updated on the hour and half hour, TAF data is updated every few hours inline with its publication schedule.
Weather Decoded for Maderia Funchal Airport at 13:00 UTC on the 17th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Maderia Funchal Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 06:50 |
| Sunrise | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 19:17 |
| Evening Twilight | 19:40 |
Wind
Direction: Variable
Magnetic: -
Speed: 5kts (8mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 1500ft
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 1800ft
Cloud type Cumulonimbus
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 20°
Dewpoint: 13°
Pressure
QNH: 1008
RAW METAR and TAF data for Maderia Funchal Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR LPMA 171300Z VRB05KT 9999 SCT015 FEW018CB 20/13 Q1008
METAR LPMA 171230Z 24015KT 220V300 9999 SCT015 FEW018CB 18/13 Q1008
METAR LPMA 171200Z 21016KT 170V230 9999 SCT015 FEW018CB 18/13 Q1009
METAR LPMA 171130Z 21015KT 9999 SCT015 FEW018CB 18/13 Q1009
| Wind Variable (max) | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| ~5 kts | ~5 kts |
Wind is variable with no runway being favoured
LPMA 171100Z 1712/1812 22018KT 9999 SCT015
TEMPO 1712/1718 8000 SHRA BKN013 FEW018CB
BECMG 1716/1718 VRB05KT
BECMG 1722/1724 24012KT SCT015 BKN030
TEMPO 1800/1804 5000 RADZ BR SCT008 BKN013
BECMG 1804/1806 VRB05KT SCT015
TEMPO 1806/1812 5000 SHRA BKN013 FEW018CB
BECMG 1810/1812 24015KT
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Both the latest METAR and TAF are decoded into plain text with hour by hour synopsis in the expanded decoded weather tab.
The nearest 4 alternate airport's weather is also avaiable via the Alternates tab.
The following is the forecast presented in hour segments from the most recently published TAF above.
Notes for using the following -
1) BECMG (becoming) assumes the change will occur at the end of the period listed, e.g. BECMG xx10/xx12, the new conditions will be present from 12 noon.
2) PROB30 are listed as Low Probability Temporary Conditions with PROB40 being listed as High Probability Temporary Conditions.
3) TEMPO are listed as Temporary Conditions, these conditions will be present for 50% of the time period.
4) All times are in UTC (zulu).
Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 17th
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Cumulonimbus
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 17th
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Cumulonimbus
Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 17th
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Cumulonimbus
Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 17th
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Cumulonimbus
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 17th
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Cumulonimbus
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 17th
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Cumulonimbus
Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 18th
Broken at 3000ft
Temporary Conditions
Broken at 1300ft
Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 18th
Broken at 3000ft
Temporary Conditions
Broken at 1300ft
Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 18th
Broken at 3000ft
Temporary Conditions
Broken at 1300ft
Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 18th
Broken at 3000ft
Temporary Conditions
Broken at 1300ft
Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 18th
Broken at 3000ft
Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 18th
Broken at 3000ft
Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 18th
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Cumulonimbus
Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 18th
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Cumulonimbus
Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 18th
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Cumulonimbus
Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 18th
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Cumulonimbus
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 18th
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Cumulonimbus
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 18th
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Cumulonimbus
* Although every effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these decode, the raw metar and TAF from above must be used for flight planning purposes.
** These decode are designed for civilian airports only, military decodes will most likely contain omissions or errors.
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Below are the nearest 4 airports (potentially including general aviation or airports with runways shorter than 1600M, as well as military airports) from our database that may also be useful for your planning purposes, sorted in distance from Maderia Funchal Airport.
Porto Santo Airport (LPPS/PXO)
Runways Available 18, 36
Distance 36 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Porto Santo Airport
| Runway 18 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 9 kts | 3 kts |
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