Arctic Bay Airport (YAB/CYAB)
Arctic Bay36 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 310° · 12 kt
- visibility
- 15 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 1,900 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 7,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 9,300 ft AGL
- temperature
- 1 °C
- dew point
- -2 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.8 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,009.6 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- SC2AC3AS2
- Supplementary code
- SLP096
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 8, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 8, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 300° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 8,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 20,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 8, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 8, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 8,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 8, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 8, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 280° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 2,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 8, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 8, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 2,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) | VFR | 1°C | 12 kt | 15 mi |
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