Aviation abbreviation
Visual Meteorological Conditions
At a glance
Meaning of Visual Meteorological Conditions
Weather conditions meeting the applicable visual-flight minima.
More about Visual Meteorological Conditions
Visual meteorological conditions are defined through criteria such as visibility and cloud clearance under the relevant rules.
VMC describes the weather, not necessarily the flight rules chosen for a flight. An aircraft can operate under IFR while outside cloud in visual conditions.