Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK)
Prestwick, South Ayrshire14 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 13, 2026, 8:20 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 160° · 5 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,900 ft AGL
- temperature
- 15 °C
- dew point
- 12 °C
- altimeter setting
- 1,020 hPa
- flight category
- MVFR
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 4 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 1,800 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,200 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 4 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
- visibility
- 6 km
- weather
- light · rain · drizzle
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 800 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 2:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- visibility
- 4 km
- weather
- rain · drizzle · mist
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 400 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 190° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 7 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 190° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,800 ft AGL
Forecast period 8 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- visibility
- 6 km
- weather
- rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,200 ft AGL
Forecast period 9 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- visibility
- 2 km
- weather
- heavy · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 800 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026, 8:20 PM (UTC) | MVFR | 15°C | 5 kt | 6+ mi |
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