IFR-NET — Real-Time Low Visibility Forecasting System
Real-Time Operational Validation Dashboard     

updated:   |   IFR = visibility < 3 miles   |   horizons: +2h / +3h / +6h

IFR-NET is a forecasting and early-warning system for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) conditions at airports.
Based on a proprietary machine learning model deployable on standard x86-64 hardware, the system estimates the probability of reduced visibility with lead times of 2, 3, and 6 hours using only real-time public METAR observations.

The system currently monitors a set of global airports continuously and automatically to validate model performance under real operational conditions and support future operational decision-making.

CURRENT FORECAST  (+2h / +3h / +6h)
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STATION   METAR      VIS   SPREAD    +2h               +3h               +6h           
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KJFK      14:51Z  10.0mi    12.0C  (low)    0.2%     (low)    0.2%     (low)    0.0%   
                                     ↳ Top feature: Saturation (Spread)
Latest METAR KJFK 171451Z 27020G29KT 10SM FEW050 FEW250 03/M09 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 26036/1417 SLP113 T00281094 53036=
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EGLL      14:50Z   6.2mi     7.0C  (low)    0.8%     (low)    0.1%     (low)    1.0%   
                                     ↳ Top feature: Relative Humidity
Latest METAR EGLL 171450Z AUTO 18014KT 150V220 9999 NCD 14/07 Q1014=
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KSFO      14:56Z  10.0mi     5.0C  (low)    0.0%     (low)    0.3%     (low)    0.2%   
                                     ↳ Top feature: Relative Humidity
Latest METAR KSFO 171456Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/10 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01500100 53007 $=
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CYYT      14:00Z  15.0mi     2.0C  (low)    0.7%     (low)    0.6%     (low)    1.5%   
                                     ↳ Top feature: Current Visibility
Latest METAR CYYT 171400Z 23029G42KT 15SM BKN011 BKN049 BKN075 BKN160 08/06 A3009 RMK SF5SC1AC1AC1 AC TR SLP197=
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CYWG      15:00Z   3.0mi     5.0C  (high)  70.3%     (med)   40.6%     (med)   32.7%   
                                     ↳ Top feature: Current Visibility
Latest METAR CYWG 171500Z 17018G25KT 3SM -SN VV024 M14/M19 A2989 RMK SN8 SLP148=
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CYUL      14:00Z  15.0mi     6.0C  (low)    1.1%     (low)    3.2%     (low)    1.2%   
                                     ↳ Top feature: Current Visibility
Latest METAR CYUL 171400Z 26025G40KT 15SM DRSN FEW014 BKN050 M05/M11 A2953 RMK CU2SC5 SLP004=
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SCEL      15:00Z  10.0mi    11.0C  (low)    0.0%     (low)    0.0%     (low)    0.4%   
                                     ↳ Top feature: Current Visibility
Latest METAR SCEL 171500Z VRB03KT CAVOK 23/12 Q1016 NOSIG=
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SCVM      15:00Z  10.0mi    11.0C  (low)    0.0%     (low)    0.1%     (low)    0.3%   
                                     ↳ Top feature: Current Visibility
Latest METAR SCVM 171500Z 33009KT 290V360 CAVOK 24/13 Q1015=
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SAEZ      15:00Z   6.2mi    12.0C  (low)    0.1%     (low)    0.1%     (low)    0.3%   
                                     ↳ Top feature: Current Visibility
Latest METAR SAEZ 171500Z 36011KT 9999 FEW040 SCT100 BKN200 32/20 Q1008 NOSIG=
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SUMU      15:00Z   6.2mi     9.0C  (low)    1.8%     (low)    0.4%     (low)    3.0%   
                                     ↳ Top feature: Current Visibility
Latest METAR SUMU 171500Z 36010KT 9999 BKN040 BKN070 31/22 Q1009 NOSIG=
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SPJC      15:00Z   6.2mi     4.0C  (low)    0.0%     (low)    0.0%     (low)    0.1%   
                                     ↳ Top feature: Current Visibility
Latest METAR SPJC 171500Z 22005KT 170V300 9999 SCT012 24/20 Q1014 NOSIG RMK BIRD HAZARD RWY 16L/16R PP000=
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IFR: visibility < 3 miles
REAL-TIME OPERATIONAL VALIDATION since 02-2026
Each forecast is verified against the corresponding observed METAR report
within the forecast time window.
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STATION       N    IFR%   AUC+2h   AUC+3h   AUC+6h   BRIER+2h
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KJFK        361   24.1%    0.934    0.908    0.791     0.0875
EGLL        636    5.3%    0.887    0.839    0.721     0.0512
KSFO        596    1.2%    0.987    0.983    0.996     0.0060
CYYT        615   15.1%    0.953    0.938    0.886     0.0586
CYWG        500    6.6%    0.918    0.820    0.763     0.0416
CYUL        524    7.1%    0.938    0.910    0.775     0.0523
SCEL        898    0.0%    N/A      N/A      N/A       0.0004
SCVM        399    5.5%    0.976    0.958    0.878     0.0353
SAEZ        407    0.5%    0.973    0.903    0.895     0.0166
SUMU        108    0.0%    N/A      N/A      0.752     0.0149
SPJC         74    2.7%    0.875    0.854    0.901     0.0306
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AUC = Area Under the ROC Curve  |  Brier = Probabilistic Mean Squared Error
LATEST OBSERVED IFR EVENTS  (+2h, most recent first)
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DATE/TIME UTC       ST     VIS(mi)  TAF(mi)   PROB%    TAF   IFR-NET
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2026-03-17 10:16    SPJC      1.86      6.2    0.2%   MISS      MISS
2026-03-17 07:13    CYUL      1.25      7.0    6.0%   MISS      MISS
2026-03-17 06:13    CYUL      1.50      7.0   10.9%   MISS        OK
2026-03-17 05:09    KJFK      0.25      2.0   86.9%     OK        OK
2026-03-17 04:09    KJFK      0.25      2.0   82.6%     OK        OK
2026-03-17 03:09    KJFK      0.25      2.0   90.3%     OK        OK
2026-03-17 02:09    KJFK      0.25      2.0   87.9%     OK        OK
2026-03-17 01:09    KJFK      0.25      0.8   93.5%     OK        OK
2026-03-16 23:09    KJFK      0.50      0.8   97.2%     OK        OK
2026-03-16 22:09    KJFK      0.75      0.8   95.3%     OK        OK
2026-03-16 21:09    KJFK      0.12      0.8   97.7%     OK        OK
2026-03-16 20:09    KJFK      0.25      0.8   96.6%     OK        OK
2026-03-16 19:09    KJFK      0.25      0.5   96.4%     OK        OK
2026-03-16 18:09    KJFK      0.25      0.5   98.5%     OK        OK
2026-03-16 17:09    KJFK      0.25      0.5   97.1%     OK        OK
2026-03-16 16:09    KJFK      0.25      0.2   92.1%     OK        OK
2026-03-16 15:09    KJFK      0.25      0.2   93.1%     OK        OK
2026-03-16 14:09    KJFK      0.25      0.5   92.8%     OK        OK
2026-03-16 13:09    KJFK      0.25      3.0   97.7%   MISS        OK
2026-03-16 12:09    KJFK      0.25      7.0   94.5%   MISS        OK
2026-03-16 11:16    SPJC      1.24      1.0   97.0%     OK        OK
2026-03-16 11:09    KJFK      0.25      7.0   85.3%   MISS        OK
2026-03-16 10:09    KJFK      0.50      7.0   51.0%   MISS        OK
2026-03-16 09:09    KJFK      2.00      7.0   61.5%   MISS        OK
2026-03-15 21:13    CYUL      0.75      7.0   15.1%   MISS        OK
2026-03-15 17:06    EGLL      2.17      6.2    0.7%   MISS      MISS
2026-03-15 16:15    CYYT      2.25      1.0   94.8%     OK        OK
2026-03-15 15:15    CYYT      1.50      1.0   94.8%     OK        OK
2026-03-15 14:15    CYYT      1.25      1.0   92.2%     OK        OK
2026-03-15 13:15    CYYT      0.50      7.0   62.0%   MISS        OK
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TAF OK = IFR correctly forecast  |  MISS = IFR not forecast  | IFR-NET early warning alert threshold: 10%