TEMPO
Sep 1, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
— mi · BKN 2500
CYFSIATA YFSCAFlight category: MVFR
Fort Simpson Airport (YFS/CYFS)
Fort Simpson174 m
9°CTemperature340° · 3 ktWind5 miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
9°C
Dew point
8°C
Wind
340° · 3 kt
Visibility
5 mi
Altimeter
29.6 inHg
Current conditions
MVFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
156°Headwind
3 ktTailwind
Crosswind
0 ktFrom the left
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
6,500 ftBKN
SCT1,100 ft AGL
BKN6,500 ft AGL
BKN10,000 ft AGL
BKN16,000 ft AGL
BKN25,000 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 1, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 1, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 340° · 3 kt
- visibility
- 5 SM
- weather
- smoke
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 1,100 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 6,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 10,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 16,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 25,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 9 °C
- dew point
- 8 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.6 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,003.1 hPa
- flight category
- MVFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- SC4SC2AC1AC1CI1 AC TR AC TR VIS LWR SE
- Supplementary code
- SLP031
TAF
Sep 1, 2026, 12:05 PM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 1, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 340° · 5 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 10,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 21,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 1, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- visibility
- 5 SM
- weather
- smoke
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 10,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 1, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 1, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 120° · 5 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 11,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 1, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 1, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 1, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 3 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 4,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 22,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 1, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
FM
Sep 1, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · 3 kt
6+ mi · SCT 4000 · BKN 22000
TEMPO
Sep 1, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
— mi · BKN 4000
BASE
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
340° · 5 kt
6+ mi · SCT 10000 · BKN 21000
TEMPO
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
5 mi · FU
FM
Sep 1, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
120° · 5 kt
6+ mi · SCT 2500 · BKN 11000
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) | MVFR | 9°C | 3 kt | 5 mi |
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