Medium Regional Airport • Macaé, RJ, Brazil
Elevation: 8 ft (2 m) • -22.3430, -41.7660
Macaé Benedito Lacerda Airport (SBME / MEA) is a medium regional airport serving Macaé, RJ, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 8 ft (2 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 23.4° West.
METAR SBME 300300Z 19004KT CAVOK 25/23 Q1014
TAF SBME 292000Z 3000/3012 04010KT 9999 FEW025 TN23/3003Z TX30/3012Z BECMG 3001/3003 01005KT RMK PHD
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM