BASE
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
340° · 8 kt
6+ mi · -RA
CYPYIATA YPYCAFlight category: IFR
Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY/CYPY)
Fort Chipewyan225 m
17°CTemperature350° · 9 ktWind9 miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
17°C
Dew point
16°C
Wind
350° · 9 kt
Visibility
9 mi
Altimeter
29.73 inHg
Current conditions
IFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
51°Headwind
4 ktHeadwind
Crosswind
8 ktFrom the left
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
900 ftBKN
BKN900 ft AGL
BKN3,400 ft AGL
BKN8,100 ft AGL
OVC12,000 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 4, 2026, 12:37 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- SPECI
- issued
- Sep 4, 2026, 12:37 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 350° · 9 kt
- visibility
- 9 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 900 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,400 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 8,100 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 12,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 17 °C
- dew point
- 16 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.73 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,007.2 hPa
- flight category
- IFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- SLP072
- Supplementary code
- DENSITY ALT 1400FT
TAF
Sep 4, 2026, 11:40 AM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 4, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 340° · 8 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 1,500 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 4,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 4, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- visibility
- 2.5 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain · in the vicinity · thunderstorm · mist
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 800 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 1,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 4, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 4, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 360° · 10 kt · gusting to 20 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 600 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 1,200 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 4, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 4, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
- visibility
- 2.5 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain · mist
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 600 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 4, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 4, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 350° · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 600 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 1,200 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 4, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 350° · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 8,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 7 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 4, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 600 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 2,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
TEMPO
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
2.5 mi · -SHRA VCTS BR
FM
Sep 4, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
360° · 10 kt
6+ mi · -RA
TEMPO
Sep 4, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
2.5 mi · -SHRA BR
BECMG
Sep 4, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)
350° · 15 kt
6+ mi · -RA
FM
Sep 4, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
350° · 15 kt
6+ mi · SCT 2000 · OVC 8000
TEMPO
Sep 4, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
— mi · SCT 600 · OVC 2000
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026, 12:37 PM (UTC) | IFR | 17°C | 9 kt | 9 mi |
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