Europe Aviation Weather Report for Maderia Funchal Airport (LPMA/FNC)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Maderia Funchal Airport at 09:00 UTC on the 04th
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 09:00 UTC on the 04th
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 | 07:27 |
| Sunrise | 07:52 |
| Sunset | 18:02 |
| Evening Twilight | 18:27 |
Wind
Direction: Northerly
Magnetic: 340°
Speed: 9kts (14mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 1600ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 16°
Dewpoint: 11°
Pressure
QNH: 1028
RAW METAR and TAF data for Maderia Funchal Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR LPMA 040900Z 34009KT 9999 BKN016 16/11 Q1028
METAR LPMA 040830Z 34006KT 290V020 9999 BKN016 16/11 Q1027
METAR LPMA 040800Z 01006KT 9999 BKN015 FEW018TCU 16/12 Q1027
METAR LPMA 040730Z 02007KT 9999 SCT015 FEW018TCU 16/12 Q1027
| Runway 05 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 3 kts | 8 kts |
Wind favours runway 05 with a crosswind of 8 kts and a headwind of 3 kts
LPMA 040600Z 0406/0506 01010KT 9999 SCT015
PROB40 TEMPO 0406/0412 8000 -SHRA BKN013 FEW018TCU
BECMG 0420/0422 VRB05KT
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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 06:00-07:00 on the 4th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 4th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 4th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 4th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 4th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 4th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
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Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 5th
* 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 36 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 9 kts | 2 kts |
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