CYPL — Pickle Lake Airport METAR & TAF
IATA YPL · Pickle Lake · CA
Current report
SPECI CYPL 300637Z AUTO 22009KT 9SM BKN010 BKN014 OVC170 15/15 A2948 RMK SLP991 DENSITY ALT 2100FT
The latest observation at Pickle Lake Airport was issued at 30 Sep 06:37Z. Wind is from southwest (220°) at 9 knots. Visibility is 10 kilometres or better. The sky shows broken cloud at 1,000 ft, broken cloud at 1,400 ft, overcast at 17,000 ft. Temperature is 15 °C with a dew point of 15 °C, a narrow spread that favours mist or fog forming. The altimeter setting is 998 hPa (29.48 inHg). These conditions classify the field as MVFR. Marginal visual conditions — legal for VFR but tightening.
Forecast (TAF)
TAF AMD CYPL 300604Z 3006/3014 23010KT P6SM SCT008 BKN150 TEMPO 3006/3010 BKN007 FM301000 25010G20KT P6SM FEW030 RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST BY 300800Z
| Valid | Change | Category | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 06:00Z – 30 Sep 10:00Z | FROM | VFR | 230° 10 kt, 10 km + visibility, scattered cloud 800 ft, broken cloud 15,000 ft |
| 30 Sep 06:00Z – 30 Sep 10:00Z | TEMPO | IFR | 0 km visibility, broken cloud 700 ft |
| 30 Sep 10:00Z – 30 Sep 14:00Z | FM | VFR | 250° 10 kt G20, 10 km + visibility, a few clouds 3,000 ft |
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Runways & wind components
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Meteogram · 96 h
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Weather trends & statistics
Every archived observation for CYPL, aggregated. 1,003 reports stored so far.
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About CYPL weather reports
Pickle Lake Airport issues a routine METAR observation about every half hour, plus a SPECI whenever conditions change sharply. The TAF above forecasts the next 24 to 30 hours within roughly five nautical miles of the field. Both are decoded on this page: the raw code stays visible for anyone who wants it, and everything below it is the same information in plain language, colour and diagram form.
Use the runway diagram to see how the current wind splits into headwind and crosswind on each runway end, the meteogram to plan the next week, and the trend charts to understand what this airport is normally like — how often it goes IFR, which direction the wind usually comes from, and when in the day it tends to turn.