Canberra Airport (CBR/YSCB)
Canberra577 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 5, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 320° · 15 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 8,300 ft AGL
- temperature
- 12 °C
- dew point
- 10 °C
- altimeter setting
- 1,009 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 320° · 18 kt · gusting to 28 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 1,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 5, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 300° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- NSW
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 3,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · intermittent conditions
- Validity
- Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 320° · 30 kt · gusting to 40 kt
- visibility
- 5 km
- weather
- showers · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,200 ft AGL FEW · few clouds · 7,000 ft AGL · TCU · towering cumulus
Forecast period 4 · intermittent conditions
- Validity
- Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- wind
- 320° · 35 kt · gusting to 45 kt
- visibility
- 2 km
- weather
- thunderstorm · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL FEW · few clouds · 7,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC) | VFR | 12°C | 15 kt | 6+ mi |
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