BASE
Sep 10, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
110° · 18 kt
6+ mi · SCT 3000
YBCSIATA CNSAUFlight category: VFR
Cairns International Airport (CNS/YBCS)
Cairns2 m
24°CTemperature130° · 18 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
24°C
Dew point
14°C
Wind
130° · 18 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
30.09 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
126°Headwind
18 ktHeadwind
Crosswind
1 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
No reported cloud layers
METAR
Sep 10, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 10, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 130° · 18 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- temperature
- 24 °C
- dew point
- 14 °C
- altimeter setting
- 1,019 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
TAF
Sep 10, 2026, 5:05 AM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 10, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 10, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 110° · 18 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 3,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 10, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 10, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 160° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 10, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 10, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 160° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 10, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 11, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 120° · 16 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · intermittent conditions
- Validity
- Sep 10, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 11, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 130° · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- 5 km
- weather
- showers · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,600 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
FM
Sep 10, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
160° · 12 kt
6+ mi · SCT 2500
FM
Sep 10, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
160° · 10 kt
6+ mi · -SHRA
FM
Sep 10, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
120° · 16 kt
6+ mi · -SHRA
TEMPO
Sep 10, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
130° · 15 kt
3.11 mi · SHRA
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC) | VFR | 24°C | 18 kt | 6+ mi |
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