Below are the latest METAR, TAF and NOTAM reports for Cork Airport, as well as details for the nearest alternates.
The warning and threat levels in the METAR and TAF reports are currently being displayed for
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METAR data is updated on the hour and half hour, TAF data is updated every few hours inline with its publication schedule. NOTAM data is updated between 0200z and 0400z daily.
Weather Decoded for Cork Airport at CK: UTC on the EIth
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Cork Airport, all times in UTC.
Dawn Twilight | 05:55 |
Sunrise | 06:27 |
Sunset | 18:22 |
Evening Twilight | 18:54 |
Wind
Direction:
Southerly
Magnetic:
170°
Speed: 12kts (18mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility:
3000 meters
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 400ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 800ft
Temperature
Temperature: 12°
Dewpoint: 12°
RAW METAR and TAF data for Cork Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR
METAR EICK 270130Z 17012KT 3000 RA FEW004 BKN008 12/12 Q1012 TEMPO 2000 BKN004
METAR EICK 270100Z 16013KT 6000 -RADZ BKN013 BKN026 13/12 Q1012 TEMPO 4000 RA BKN008
METAR EICK 270030Z 16015KT 9999 FEW015 BKN029 13/11 Q1012 NOSIG
METAR EICK 270000Z 17014KT 9999 FEW017 BKN033 13/10 Q1012 NOSIG
16
Runway 16 |
Headwind |
Crosswind |
12 kts |
2 kts |
Wind favours runway 16 with a crosswind of 2 kts and a headwind of 12 kts
TAF
EICK 262300Z 2700/2724 16012KT 9999 FEW015 BKN035
TEMPO 2700/2703 18015G27KT
TEMPO 2700/2706 4000 RA BKN008
PROB30 TEMPO 2703/2706 2000 BR BKN004
BECMG 2703/2705 32010KT
BECMG 2717/2719 28007KT
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Both the latest METAR and TAF are decoded into plain text with hour by hour synopsis in the expanded decoded weather tab.
The nearest 4 alternate airport's weather is also avaiable via the Alternates tab.
Notam data is still being synced for this airport, please check back later.
The following is the forecast presented in hour segments from the most recently published TAF above.
Notes for using the following -
1) BECMG (becoming) assumes the change will occur at the end of the period listed, e.g. BECMG xx10/xx12, the new conditions will be present from 12 noon.
2) PROB30 are listed as Low Probability Temporary Conditions with PROB40 being listed as High Probability Temporary Conditions.
3) TEMPO are listed as Temporary Conditions, these conditions will be present for 50% of the time period.
4) All times are in UTC (zulu).
Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Temporary Conditions
Wind
180/15Kts Gusting 27Kts
Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Temporary Conditions
Wind
180/15Kts Gusting 27Kts
Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Temporary Conditions
Wind
180/15Kts Gusting 27Kts
Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1500ft
Broken at 3500ft
* Although every effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these decode, the raw metar and TAF from above must be used for flight planning purposes.
** These decode are designed for civilian airports only, military decodes will most likely contain omissions or errors.
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