Europe Aviation Weather Report for Tenerife South Airport (GCTS/TFS)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Tenerife South Airport at 08:00 UTC on the 19th
Runways Available 07, 25
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Tenerife South 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 Tenerife South Airport at 08:00 UTC on the 19th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Tenerife South Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 06:47 |
| Sunrise | 07:09 |
| Sunset | 19:18 |
| Evening Twilight | 19:40 |
Wind
Direction: Westerly
Magnetic: 290°
Speed: 13kts (20mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 4000ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 13000ft
Weather Phenomena
Light Rain
No significant change to the conditions expected
Temperature
Temperature: 16°
Dewpoint: 09°
Pressure
QNH: 1002
RAW METAR and TAF data for Tenerife South Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR GCTS 190800Z COR 29013KT 9999 -RA SCT040 BKN130 16/09 Q1002 NOSIG
METAR GCTS 190730Z 29012KT 9999 SCT035 BKN110 16/08 Q1002 NOSIG
METAR GCTS 190700Z 29009KT 9999 SCT035 BKN100 15/08 Q1002 NOSIG
METAR GCTS 190630Z 30011KT 9999 FEW035 BKN100 15/08 Q1002 NOSIG
| Runway 25 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 10 kts | 8 kts |
Wind favours runway 25 with a crosswind of 8 kts and a headwind of 10 kts
GCTS 190200Z 1903/2003 28018KT 9999 SCT030 TX23/1914Z TN15/1906Z
PROB40 TEMPO 1903/2003 26025G35KT
TEMPO 1909/2003 4500 SHRA SCT020TCU
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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 19th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 19th
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Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 20th
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Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 20th
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Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 20th
Temporary Conditions
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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 Tenerife South Airport.
Tenerife North Airport (GCXO/TFN)
Runways Available 12, 30
Distance 34 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 30 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 3 kts | 1 kts |
Gran Canaria Airport (GCLP/LPA)
Runways Available 03L, 03R, 21L, 21R
Distance 73 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 21 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 12 kts | 0 kts |
La Palma Airport (GCLA/SPC)
Runways Available 18, 36
Distance 83 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 36 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 2 kts | 5 kts |
Fuerteventura Airport (GCFV/FUE)
Runways Available 01, 19
Distance 167 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 19 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 6 kts | 2 kts |
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