BECMG
Sep 8, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
60° · 5 kt
6+ mi · BKN 3000
CYOWIATA YOWCAFlight category: VFR
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW/CYOW)
Ottawa111 m
16°CTemperature290° · 6 ktWind15 miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
16°C
Dew point
14°C
Wind
290° · 6 kt
Visibility
15 mi
Altimeter
30.17 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
26°Headwind
1 ktTailwind
Crosswind
6 ktFrom the left
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
——
FEW8,000 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 290° · 6 kt
- visibility
- 15 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 8,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 16 °C
- dew point
- 14 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.17 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,022.1 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AC1
- Supplementary code
- SLP221
TAF
Sep 7, 2026, 11:40 AM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 7, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 290° · 6 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 8,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 7, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 7, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 300° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 8,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 7, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 7, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 290° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 6,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 7, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 8, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 260° · 5 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 6,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 8, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 8, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 250° · 5 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 10,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 22,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 8, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 8, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 330° · 8 kt · gusting to 18 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 10,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 22,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 7 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 8, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 8, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 330° · 8 kt · gusting to 18 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 3,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 6,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 10,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 8 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 8, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 8, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 70° · 7 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 3,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 6,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 10,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 9 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 8, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 8, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 70° · 5 kt
- visibility
- 6 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain · mist
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,500 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 5,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 10 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 8, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 8, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 60° · 5 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 800 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 10,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 11 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 8, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 8, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 60° · 5 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
FM
Sep 8, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
60° · 5 kt
6+ mi · FEW 800 · BKN 2000 · OVC 10000
FM
Sep 8, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
70° · 5 kt
6 mi · -SHRA BR
BECMG
Sep 8, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
70° · 7 kt
6+ mi · -SHRA
FM
Sep 8, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
330° · 8 kt
6+ mi · -SHRA
BECMG
Sep 8, 2026, 7:00 AM (UTC)
330° · 8 kt
6+ mi · SCT 10000 · BKN 22000
FM
Sep 8, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
250° · 5 kt
6+ mi · SCT 10000 · BKN 22000
BECMG
Sep 7, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
260° · 5 kt
6+ mi · SCT 6000
FM
Sep 7, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
290° · 12 kt
6+ mi · SCT 6000
BECMG
Sep 7, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
300° · 12 kt
6+ mi · BKN 8000
BASE
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
290° · 6 kt
6+ mi · BKN 8000
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) | VFR | 16°C | 6 kt | 15 mi |
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