Originally Posted by
outnabout
Has been known to happen that the TAF at 7am says CAVOK, while those at the airstrip are watching from behind closed hangar doors as a massive thunderstorm rattles overhead and lightning obliterates a tree 5km from the airport. Or we stagger off into CAVOK on a crystal clear morning, while the inbound RPT flight crew has a second cup of coffee in the capital city because the TAF says 50% FOG.