FAGM — Rand Airport METAR & TAF
IATA QRA · Johannesburg · ZA
Current report
METAR FAGM 300800Z 10014KT 2500 -RA OVC003 08/08 Q1031
The latest observation at Rand Airport was issued at 30 Sep 08:00Z. Wind is from east (100°) at 14 knots. Visibility is about 2.5 km. The sky shows overcast at 300 ft. Temperature is 8 °C with a dew point of 8 °C, a narrow spread that favours mist or fog forming. The altimeter setting is 1031 hPa (30.45 inHg). These conditions classify the field as LIFR. Low instrument conditions — near or below approach minima.
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Runways & wind components
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Meteogram · 96 h
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Weather trends & statistics
Every archived observation for FAGM, aggregated. 35 reports stored so far.
Nearest reporting airports
- FAOR O.R. Tambo International Airport 15 km MVFR
- FASI Springs Airfield 25 km UNK
- FALA Lanseria International Airport 41 km UNK
- FAVV Vereeniging Airport 41 km UNK
- FAWK Waterkloof Air Force Base 46 km UNK
- FAWB Wonderboom Airport 66 km UNK
About FAGM weather reports
Rand Airport issues a routine METAR observation about every half hour, plus a SPECI whenever conditions change sharply. The TAF above forecasts the next 24 to 30 hours within roughly five nautical miles of the field. Both are decoded on this page: the raw code stays visible for anyone who wants it, and everything below it is the same information in plain language, colour and diagram form.
Use the runway diagram to see how the current wind splits into headwind and crosswind on each runway end, the meteogram to plan the next week, and the trend charts to understand what this airport is normally like — how often it goes IFR, which direction the wind usually comes from, and when in the day it tends to turn.