Europe Aviation Weather Report for Svalbard Airport Longyear (ENSB/LYR)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Svalbard Airport Longyear at 21:20 UTC on the 21th
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 21:20 UTC on the 21th
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 | 00:00 |
| Sunset | 00:00 |
| Evening Twilight | 00:00 |
Wind
Direction: South Westerly
Magnetic: 230°
Speed: 2kts (3mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 1500ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 2500ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 04°
Dewpoint: 02°
Pressure
QNH: 1014
RAW METAR and TAF data for Svalbard Airport Longyear with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR ENSB 212120Z 26004KT 9999 FEW015 BKN025 04/02 Q1014 RMK 1400FT 23002KT
METAR ENSB 212050Z 27003KT 9999 BKN025 04/02 Q1014 RMK 1400FT 22003KT
METAR ENSB 212020Z 25004KT 9999 FEW010 BKN025 04/01 Q1014 RMK 1400FT 00000KT
METAR ENSB 211950Z 00000KT 9999 FEW010 BKN025 04/01 Q1014 RMK 1400FT 00000KT
| Runway 28 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 1 kts |
Wind favours runway 28 with a crosswind of 1 kts and a headwind of 4 kts
ENSB 211700Z 2118/2218 34004KT 9999 FEW010 BKN018
TEMPO 2200/2209 25010KT
PROB40 2207/2215 4500 -RA BR BKN008
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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 21st
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Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 21st
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Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 21st
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Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 21st
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Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 21st
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Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 21st
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Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 22nd
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Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 22nd
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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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