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Old 24th Nov 2010, 22:34
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ShyTorque

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Jan, Yes obviously dew point is given in the METAR (not the TAF though), so some idea of the relative humidity can be found from measurements taken at the airfield, but once airborne this is not the full answer for a pilot about icing conditions at cruise level.

Met Form 214 is of more help, but in practice a forecast temperature is often not quite accurate enough.
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