KARA — Acadiana Regional Airport METAR & TAF
IATA ARA · New Iberia · US
Current report
METAR KARA 282353Z 21005KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02780222 10333 20278 53006
The latest observation at Acadiana Regional Airport was issued at 28 Sep 23:53Z. Wind is from south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots. Visibility is 10 kilometres or better. The sky is clear. Temperature is 28 °C with a dew point of 22 °C. The altimeter setting is 1012 hPa (29.89 inHg). These conditions classify the field as VFR. Visual flight rules — good visibility and a high ceiling.
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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 KARA, aggregated. 562 reports stored so far.
Nearest reporting airports
- KLFT Lafayette Regional Airport 21 km VFR
- KOPL St Landry Parish Ahart Field 62 km VFR
- KPTN Harry P Williams Memorial Airport 64 km VFR
- K3R7 Jennings Airport 80 km VFR
- KHZR False River Regional Airport 85 km VFR
- KBTR Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport 90 km VFR
About KARA weather reports
Acadiana Regional 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.