KEAR — Kearney Regional Airport METAR & TAF
IATA EAR · Kearney · US
Current report
METAR KEAR 300456Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW007 BKN023 OVC048 19/19 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP082 T01940189
The latest observation at Kearney Regional Airport was issued at 30 Sep 04:56Z. The air is calm. Visibility is 10 kilometres or better. The sky shows a few clouds at 700 ft, broken cloud at 2,300 ft, overcast at 4,800 ft. Temperature is 19 °C with a dew point of 19 °C, a narrow spread that favours mist or fog forming. The altimeter setting is 1010 hPa (29.82 inHg). These conditions classify the field as MVFR. Marginal visual conditions — legal for VFR but tightening.
Forecast (TAF)
TAF KEAR 300530Z 3006/0106 VRB05KT 6SM BR OVC010 FM300700 VRB05KT 2SM BR OVC005 FM300900 VRB05KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM301600 05010G20KT 4SM -RA OVC008 PROB30 3021/0103 2SM -TSRA OVC005CB FM010400 03010G18KT 4SM BR VCSH OVC015
| Valid | Change | Category | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 06:00Z – 30 Sep 07:00Z | FROM | MVFR | variable 5 kt, 9.7 km visibility, BR, overcast 1,000 ft |
| 30 Sep 07:00Z – 30 Sep 09:00Z | FM | IFR | variable 5 kt, 3.2 km visibility, BR, overcast 500 ft |
| 30 Sep 09:00Z – 30 Sep 16:00Z | FM | LIFR | variable 5 kt, 0.8 km visibility, FG, overcast 200 ft |
| 30 Sep 16:00Z – 01 Oct 04:00Z | FM | IFR | 050° 10 kt G20, 6.4 km visibility, -RA, overcast 800 ft |
| 30 Sep 21:00Z – 01 Oct 03:00Z | PROB30 | IFR | 3.2 km visibility, -TSRA, overcast 500 ft |
| 01 Oct 04:00Z – 01 Oct 06:00Z | FM | MVFR | 030° 10 kt G18, 6.4 km visibility, BR VCSH, overcast 1,500 ft |
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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 KEAR, aggregated. 761 reports stored so far.
Nearest reporting airports
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- KK82 Smith Center Municipal Airport 109 km VFR
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About KEAR weather reports
Kearney 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.