Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR)
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Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 2, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 110° · 19 kt
- visibility
- 30 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 4,800 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 11,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 19,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 24,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 26,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 22 °C
- dew point
- 12 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.62 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,003.4 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- SC1AC2AC3CI1CS1 CS TR
- Supplementary code
- SLP034
- Supplementary code
- DENSITY ALT 1200FT
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 120° · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 4,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 12,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 4,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 140° · 20 kt · gusting to 32 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · rain
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 1,500 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 3,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
- visibility
- 4 SM
- weather
- showers · rain · mist
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 600 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 1,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · probability
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- visibility
- 2 SM
- weather
- showers · rain · mist
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 600 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 3, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 100° · 8 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 7 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 3, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 100° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 1,200 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 4,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 8 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 3, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
- visibility
- 5 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain · mist
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 1,200 ft AGL
Forecast period 9 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 3, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 100° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 10,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 10 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 3, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain
Forecast period 11 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 3, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 3 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 6,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC) | VFR | 22°C | 19 kt | 30 mi |
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