Europe Aviation Weather Report for Caernarfon Airport (EGCK/)

Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Caernarfon Airport at 03:20 UTC on the 28th

Runways Available 02, 07, 20, 25


Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Caernarfon Airport, as well as details for the nearest alternates.

The warning and threat levels in the METAR and TAF reports are currently being displayed for an airliner operating as a multi crew, CAT2/3 capable IFR flight, if you wish to change these thresholds to be more suitable for general aviation aircraft operating single crew VFR then use this drop down to select general aviation

METAR data is updated on the hour and half hour, TAF data is updated every few hours inline with its publication schedule.



Weather Decoded for Caernarfon Airport at 03:20 UTC on the 28th

The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.


dawn sun  
Almanac for daylight hours at Caernarfon Airport, all times in UTC.


Dawn Twilight06:31
Sunrise07:07
Sunset16:54
Evening Twilight        17:30
Wind

Direction: South Westerly

Magnetic: 210°

Speed: 16kts (24mph)

compass windsock
Visibility

Horizontal Visibility: 8000 meters

Clouds

Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 2000ft

Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 3500ft

Overcast (sky obscured) at 4100ft

Weather Phenomena

Light Rain

Temperature

Temperature: 12°

Dewpoint: 11°

Pressure

QNH: 1017

RAW METAR and TAF data for Caernarfon Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.

METAR
METAR EGCK 280320Z AUTO 21016KT 8000 -RA SCT020/// SCT035/// OVC041/// 12/11 Q1017
METAR EGCK 280250Z AUTO 21015KT 8000 -RA BKN020/// 13/11 Q1017
METAR EGCK 280220Z AUTO 21014KT 9999 SCT022/// 13/10 Q1017
METAR EGCK 280150Z AUTO 21015KT 9999 FEW021/// 13/10 Q1017
runway
20
windsock
Runway 20
Headwind Crosswind
16 kts 3 kts

Wind favours runway 20 with a crosswind of 3 kts and a headwind of 16 kts


TAF
EGCK 280159Z 2803/2812 24019G29KT 9999 FEW025
TEMPO 2803/2806 7000 RA
PROB30 TEMPO 2803/2806 4000 RADZ BKN014

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Both the latest METAR and TAF are decoded into plain text with hour by hour synopsis in the expanded decoded weather tab.
The nearest 4 alternate airport's weather is also avaiable via the Alternates tab.

The following is the forecast presented in hour segments from the most recently published TAF above.

Notes for using the following -
1) BECMG (becoming) assumes the change will occur at the end of the period listed, e.g. BECMG xx10/xx12, the new conditions will be present from 12 noon.
2) PROB30 are listed as Low Probability Temporary Conditions with PROB40 being listed as High Probability Temporary Conditions.
3) TEMPO are listed as Temporary Conditions, these conditions will be present for 50% of the time period.
4) All times are in UTC (zulu).

Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 28th

Wind
240/19Kts Gusting 29Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 2500ft

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
7000 Meters
Weather
Rain

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
4000 Meters
Cloud
Broken at 1400ft
Weather
Rain Drizzel
Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 28th

Wind
240/19Kts Gusting 29Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 2500ft

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
7000 Meters
Weather
Rain

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
4000 Meters
Cloud
Broken at 1400ft
Weather
Rain Drizzel
Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 28th

Wind
240/19Kts Gusting 29Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 2500ft

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
7000 Meters
Weather
Rain

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
4000 Meters
Cloud
Broken at 1400ft
Weather
Rain Drizzel
Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 28th

Wind
240/19Kts Gusting 29Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 2500ft

Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 28th

Wind
240/19Kts Gusting 29Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 2500ft

Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 28th

Wind
240/19Kts Gusting 29Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 2500ft

Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 28th

Wind
240/19Kts Gusting 29Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 2500ft

Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 28th

Wind
240/19Kts Gusting 29Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 2500ft

Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 28th

Wind
240/19Kts Gusting 29Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 2500ft

* Although every effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these decode, the raw metar and TAF from above must be used for flight planning purposes.
** These decode are designed for civilian airports only, military decodes will most likely contain omissions or errors.

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Below are the nearest 4 airports (potentially including general aviation or airports with runways shorter than 1600M, as well as military airports) from our database that may also be useful for your planning purposes, sorted in distance from Caernarfon Airport.




Hawarden Airport (EGNR/CEG)
Runways Available 04, 22
Distance 57 Nautical Miles

Hawarden Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M


Clich here to see the full details for Hawarden Airport

runway
22
windsock
Runway 22
Headwind Crosswind
6 kts 1 kts



RAF Woodvale (EGOW/)
Runways Available 03, 08, 16, 21, 26, 34
Distance 62 Nautical Miles

RAF Woodvale is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate


Clich here to see the full details for RAF Woodvale

runway
26
windsock
Runway 26
Headwind Crosswind
22 kts 4 kts



Liverpool John Lennon Airport (EGGP/LPL)
Runways Available 09, 27
Distance 64 Nautical Miles

Clich here to see the full details for Liverpool John Lennon Airport

runway
09
windsock
Runway 09
Headwind Crosswind
1 kts 8 kts



Isle Of Man Airport (EGNS/IOM)
Runways Available 03, 08, 17, 21, 26, 35
Distance 69 Nautical Miles

Clich here to see the full details for Isle Of Man Airport

runway
21
windsock
Runway 21
Headwind Crosswind
21 kts 8 kts


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