Petawawa Heliport (YWA/CYWA)
Petawawa121 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 10, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 150° · 2 kt
- visibility
- 8 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,600 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 8,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 19 °C
- dew point
- 18 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.68 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,005.1 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- SC3AC3 DENSITY ALT 1536FT LAST OBS/NXT 101100Z
- Supplementary code
- SLP051
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 10, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 3 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 8,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 10, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
- visibility
- 5 SM
- weather
- mist
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 8,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 10, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 10, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 260° · 8 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 3,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 10, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 10, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 260° · 10 kt · gusting to 20 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 10, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 10, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 260° · 10 kt · gusting to 20 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 10, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 10, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 280° · 12 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 3,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 7 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 10, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 10, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 290° · 12 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 8 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 10, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 310° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC) | VFR | 19°C | 2 kt | 8 mi |
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