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| Date / Local time | T | Po | P | Pa | U | DD | Ff | ff10 | ff3 | N | WW | W1 | W2 | Tn | Tx | Cl | Nh | H | Cm | Ch | VV | Td | RRR | tR | E | Tg | E' | sss | |
| 2026 March 12, Thursday | 06 | -58.0 -72 | 504.0 19.84 671.94 671.94 | Wind blowing from the east-northeast | Light breeze (2 m/s) (7 km/h) (4 mph) (4 knots) (2 Bft) | 10% or less, but not 0 1/10 or less, but not zero 1 okta or less, but not 0 | Diamond dust (with or without fog). | Snow and/or other types of solid precipitation | Cloud covering 1/2 or less of the sky throughout the appropriate period. | 300-600 984-1968 | 6.0 3.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
00 | -56.6 -70 | 503.0 19.8 670.61 670.61 | Wind blowing from the east | Gentle breeze (5 m/s) (18 km/h) (11 miles/hour) (10 knots) (3 Bft) | 20–30%. 2/10–3/10. 2 oktas | Diamond dust (with or without fog). | Snow and/or other types of solid precipitation | Cloud covering 1/2 or less of the sky throughout the appropriate period. | -56.6 -70 | -46.1 -51 | No Stratocumulus, Stratus, Cumulus or Cumulonimbus. | 10% or less, but not 0 1/10 or less, but not zero 1 okta or less, but not 0 | 600-1000 1968-3281 | Altostratus translucidus. | Cirrus fibratus, sometimes uncinus, not progressively invading the sky. | 9.0 5.6 | |||||||||||||
| March 11, Wednesday | 18 | -51.2 -60 | 502.5 19.78 669.95 669.95 | Wind blowing from the east | Light breeze (2 m/s) (7 km/h) (4 mph) (4 knots) (2 Bft) | 50%. 5/10. 4 oktas | Diamond dust (with or without fog). | Cloud covering more than 1/2 of the sky during part of the appropriate period and covering 1/2 or less during part of the period. | Cloud covering more than 1/2 of the sky during part of the appropriate period and covering 1/2 or less during part of the period. | No Stratocumulus, Stratus, Cumulus or Cumulonimbus. | 20–30%. 2/10–3/10. 2 oktas | 600-1000 1968-3281 | Altocumulus translucidus or opacus in two or more layers, or Altocumulus opacus in a single layer, not progressively invading the sky, or Altocumulus with Altostratus or Nimbostratus. | Cirrus spissatus, in patches or entangled sheaves, which usually do not increase and sometimes seem to be the remains of the upper part of a Cumulonimbus; or Cirrus castellanus or floccus. | 11.0 6.8 | ||||||||||||||
12 | -46.6 -52 | 502.7 19.79 670.21 670.21 | Wind blowing from the east | Light breeze (3 m/s) (11 km/h) (7 miles/hour) (6 knots) (2 Bft) | 100%. 10/10. 8 oktas | -50.2 -58 | -45.2 -49 | Stratus nebulosus or Stratus fractus other than of bad weather, or both. | 20–30%. 2/10–3/10. 2 oktas | 300-600 984-1968 | No Altocumulus, Altostratus or Nimbostratus. | Cirrostratus covering the whole sky. | 11.0 6.8 | ||||||||||||||||
06 | -49.8 -58 | 504.3 19.85 672.34 672.34 | Calm, no wind | Calm | 60%. 6/10. 5 oktas | Mist. | Cloud covering more than 1/2 of the sky during part of the appropriate period and covering 1/2 or less during part of the period. | Cloud covering more than 1/2 of the sky during part of the appropriate period and covering 1/2 or less during part of the period. | Stratus nebulosus or Stratus fractus other than of bad weather, or both. | 40%. 4/10. 3 oktas | 300-600 984-1968 | No Altocumulus, Altostratus or Nimbostratus. | Cirrus (often in bands) and Cirrostratus, or Cirrostratus alone, progressively invading the sky; they generally thicken as a whole; the continuous veil extends more than 45 degrees above the horizon, without the sky being totally covered. | 9.0 5.6 | |||||||||||||||