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EGPAIATA KOIGBFlight category: VFR

Kirkwall Airport (KOI/EGPA)

Kirkwall, Orkney Islands15 m

13°CTemperature170° · 8 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
13°C
Dew point
12°C
Wind
170° · 8 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
30 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
58°
Headwind
3 kt
Tailwind
Crosswind
7 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

No reported cloud layers

METAR

Sep 13, 2026, 11:50 PM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Sep 13, 2026, 11:50 PM (UTC)
wind
170° · 8 kt
visibility
>10 km
temperature
13 °C
dew point
12 °C
altimeter setting
1,016 hPa
flight category
VFR

TAF

Sep 13, 2026, 10:58 PM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
wind
160° · 7 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 4,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions

Validity
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
probability
40%
visibility
8 km
weather
light · rain

Forecast period 3 · temporary conditions

Validity
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC)
probability
30%
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions

Validity
Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
visibility
6 km
weather
rain · light · rain · drizzle

Terminal forecast

TEMPO
Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · kt
3.73 mi · RA -RA -DZ
TEMPO30%
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · kt
mi · BKN 1000
TEMPO40%
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · kt
4.97 mi · -RA
BASE
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
160° · 7 kt
6+ mi · SCT 4000

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Sep 13, 2026, 11:50 PM (UTC)VFR13°C8 kt6+ mi

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