Europe Aviation Weather Report for Caen-Carpiquet Airport (LFRK/CFR)

Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Caen-Carpiquet Airport at 05:30 UTC on the 22th

Runways Available 06, 13, 24, 31


Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Caen-Carpiquet 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 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 Caen-Carpiquet Airport at 05:30 UTC on the 22th

The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.


dawn sun  
Almanac for daylight hours at Caen-Carpiquet Airport, all times in UTC.


Dawn Twilight06:25
Sunrise06:55
Sunset17:34
Evening Twilight        18:05
Wind

Direction: South Westerly

Magnetic: 230°

Speed: 13kts (20mph)

compass windsock
Visibility

Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km

Clouds

Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 4200ft

Overcast (sky obscured) at 6000ft

Weather Phenomena

No precipitation detected

Temperature

Temperature: 12°

Dewpoint: 10°

Pressure

QNH: 1023

RAW METAR and TAF data for Caen-Carpiquet Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.

METAR
METAR LFRK 220530Z AUTO 23013KT 9999 BKN042 OVC060 12/10 Q1023 TEMPO 23015G25KT BECMG BKN013
METAR LFRK 220500Z AUTO 23013KT 9999 FEW018 SCT041 OVC060 12/10 Q1023
METAR LFRK 220430Z AUTO 23014KT 9999 FEW020 BKN054 BKN230 12/10 Q1023
METAR LFRK 220400Z AUTO 23013KT 9999 BKN018 BKN025 BKN032 12/10 Q1023
runway
24
windsock
Runway 24
Headwind Crosswind
13 kts 2 kts

Wind favours runway 24 with a crosswind of 2 kts and a headwind of 13 kts


TAF
LFRK 220500Z 2206/2215 24013KT 9999 SCT018
BECMG 2206/2209 BKN013
PROB40 TEMPO 2206/2215 23015G25KT
TEMPO 2209/2215 3000 RADZ 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 06:00-07:00 on the 22nd

Wind
240/13Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 1800ft

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Wind
230/15Kts Gusting 25Kts

Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 22nd

Wind
240/13Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 1800ft

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Wind
230/15Kts Gusting 25Kts

Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 22nd

Wind
240/13Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 1800ft

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Wind
230/15Kts Gusting 25Kts

Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 22nd

Wind
240/13Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1300ft

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
3000 Meters
Cloud
Broken at 800ft
Weather
Rain Drizzel

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Wind
230/15Kts Gusting 25Kts

Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 22nd

Wind
240/13Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1300ft

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
3000 Meters
Cloud
Broken at 800ft
Weather
Rain Drizzel

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Wind
230/15Kts Gusting 25Kts

Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 22nd

Wind
240/13Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1300ft

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
3000 Meters
Cloud
Broken at 800ft
Weather
Rain Drizzel

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Wind
230/15Kts Gusting 25Kts

Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 22nd

Wind
240/13Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1300ft

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
3000 Meters
Cloud
Broken at 800ft
Weather
Rain Drizzel

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Wind
230/15Kts Gusting 25Kts

Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 22nd

Wind
240/13Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1300ft

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
3000 Meters
Cloud
Broken at 800ft
Weather
Rain Drizzel

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Wind
230/15Kts Gusting 25Kts

Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 22nd

Wind
240/13Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1300ft

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
3000 Meters
Cloud
Broken at 800ft
Weather
Rain Drizzel

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Wind
230/15Kts Gusting 25Kts

* 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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Deauville-Saint-Gatien Airport (LFRG/DOL)
Runways Available 12, 30
Distance 30 Nautical Miles

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runway
30
windsock
Runway 30
Headwind Crosswind
4 kts 10 kts



Le Havre Octeville Airport (LFOH/LEH)
Runways Available 04, 22
Distance 35 Nautical Miles

Le Havre Octeville Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M


Clich here to see the full details for Le Havre Octeville Airport

runway
22
windsock
Runway 22
Headwind Crosswind
13 kts 0 kts



Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (LFRC/CER)
Runways Available 10, 28
Distance 56 Nautical Miles

Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M


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runway
28
windsock
Runway 28
Headwind Crosswind
12 kts 14 kts



Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport (LFRD/DNR)
Runways Available 12, 17, 30, 35
Distance 84 Nautical Miles

Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M


Clich here to see the full details for Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport

runway
17
windsock
Runway 17
Headwind Crosswind
8 kts 9 kts


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