Cape Dorset Airport (YTE/CYTE)
Kinngait49 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 13, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 100° · 10 kt · gusting to 15 kt · Wind varying between 90°–150°
- visibility
- 9 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 3,600 ft AGL
- temperature
- 4 °C
- dew point
- 1 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.35 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 994.3 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- SLP943
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 90° · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 5,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · rain
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 3,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 90° · 17 kt · gusting to 27 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 6,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 90° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 6,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) | VFR | 4°C | 10 kt | 9 mi |
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