FM
Sep 6, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
350° · 6 kt
6+ mi · FEW 6000 · SCT 20000
CYCGIATA YCGCAFlight category: VFR
Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG/CYCG)
Castlegar487 m
16°CTemperature20° · 9 ktWind15 miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
16°C
Dew point
9°C
Wind
20° · 9 kt
Visibility
15 mi
Altimeter
30.06 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
169°Headwind
8 ktTailwind
Crosswind
5 ktFrom the left
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
21,000 ftBKN
FEW8,500 ft AGL
SCT11,000 ft AGL
BKN21,000 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 6, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 6, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 20° · 9 kt
- visibility
- 15 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 8,500 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 11,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 21,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 16 °C
- dew point
- 9 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.06 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,018.4 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AC2AC2CI1 LAST STFD OBS/NEXT 061300Z
- Supplementary code
- SLP184
- Supplementary code
- DENSITY ALT 2000FT
TAF
Sep 6, 2026, 12:40 AM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 6, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 340° · 8 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 6,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 20,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 6, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- in the vicinity · thunderstorm
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 6,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 6, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 350° · 6 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 6,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 20,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
TEMPO
Sep 6, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
6+ mi · VCTS
BASE
Sep 6, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
340° · 8 kt
6+ mi · SCT 6000 · BKN 20000
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC) | VFR | 16°C | 9 kt | 15 mi |
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