Europe Aviation Weather Report for Svalbard Airport Longyear (ENSB/LYR)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Svalbard Airport Longyear at 19:50 UTC on the 06th
Runways Available 10, 28
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Svalbard Airport Longyear, as well as details for the nearest alternates.
The warning and threat levels in the METAR and TAF reports are currently being displayed for an airliner operating as a multi crew, CAT2/3 capable IFR flight, if you wish to change these thresholds to be more suitable for general aviation aircraft operating single crew VFR then use this drop down to select general aviation
METAR data is updated on the hour and half hour, TAF data is updated every few hours inline with its publication schedule.
Weather Decoded for Svalbard Airport Longyear at 19:50 UTC on the 06th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Svalbard Airport Longyear, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 00:00 |
| Sunrise | 02:19 |
| Sunset | 19:41 |
| Evening Twilight | 00:00 |
Wind
Direction: Variable
Magnetic: -
Speed: 14kts (21mph)
Gusting: 28kts (42mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 2000ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 2500ft
Weather Phenomena
Showers in the vicinity
Temperature
Temperature: -05°
Dewpoint: -10°
Pressure
QNH: 1024
RAW METAR and TAF data for Svalbard Airport Longyear with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR ENSB 061950Z 27018KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 BKN025 M05/M10 Q1024 RMK 1400FT VRB14G28KT
METAR ENSB 061920Z 27017KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 BKN025 M05/M10 Q1024 RMK 1400FT 20018G31KT
METAR ENSB 061850Z 27019KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 BKN025 M05/M10 Q1023 RMK 1400FT 22015G28KT
METAR ENSB 061820Z 26019KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 BKN025 M05/M09 Q1023 RMK 1400FT 22015G25KT
| Runway 28 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 18 kts | 3 kts |
Wind favours runway 28 with a crosswind of 3 kts and a headwind of 18 kts
ENSB 061700Z 0618/0718 27015KT 9999 FEW015 BKN025
TEMPO 0618/0620 27015G25KT 2500 -SN DRSN BKN012
BECMG 0711/0713 21015KT
TEMPO 0711/0718 21015G25KT -SN DRSN BKN012
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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.
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 18:00-19:00 on the 6th
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Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 6th
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Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 6th
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Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 6th
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Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 6th
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Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 6th
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Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 7th
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Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 7th
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Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 7th
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* 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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