Europe Aviation Weather Report for Kerry Airport (EIKY/KIR)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Kerry Airport at 15:00 UTC on the 17th
Runways Available 08, 26
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Kerry 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 Kerry Airport at 15:00 UTC on the 17th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Kerry Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 06:13 |
| Sunrise | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:47 |
| Evening Twilight | 19:19 |
Wind
Direction: South Westerly
Magnetic: 220°
Speed: 7kts (11mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 1200ft
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 1500ft
Overcast (sky obscured) at 1900ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 11°
Dewpoint: 09°
Pressure
QNH: 1002
RAW METAR and TAF data for Kerry Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EIKY 171500Z 22007KT 9999 FEW012 SCT015 OVC019 11/09 Q1002
METAR EIKY 171430Z 21008KT 7000 -RA BKN017 OVC027 10/09 Q1002
METAR EIKY 171400Z 23011KT 9999 FEW014 OVC023 11/08 Q1002
METAR EIKY 171330Z 23013KT 9999 SCT016 OVC023 11/08 Q1002
| Runway 26 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 5 kts | 4 kts |
Wind favours runway 26 with a crosswind of 4 kts and a headwind of 5 kts
EIKY 171400Z 1715/1724 20012KT 9999 FEW014 BKN018
PROB30 TEMPO 1715/1716 4000 -RADZ BKN014
BECMG 1717/1719 20005KT
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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 15:00-16:00 on the 17th
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Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 17th
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* 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 Kerry Airport.
Shannon Airport (EINN/SNN)
Runways Available 06, 24
Distance 44 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 24 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 13 kts | 5 kts |
Cork Airport (EICK/ORK)
Runways Available 16, 34
Distance 50 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Cork Airport
| Runway 16 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 14 kts | 8 kts |
Waterford Airport (EIWF/WAT)
Runways Available 03, 21
Distance 103 Nautical Miles
Waterford Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M
Clich here to see the full details for Waterford Airport
| Runway 21 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 14 kts | 2 kts |
Ireland West Airport Knock (EIKN/NOC)
Runways Available 08, 26
Distance 123 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Ireland West Airport Knock
| Runway 26 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 8 kts | 13 kts |
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