CYPW — Powell River Airport METAR & TAF
IATA YPW · Powell River · CA
Current report
METAR CYPW 301400Z 05002KT 30SM MIFG FEW230 FEW250 04/04 A3012 RMK CC1CI1 CI TR SHLW FG PTCHS E-SE SLP205
The latest observation at Powell River Airport was issued at 30 Sep 14:00Z. Wind is from northeast (050°) at 2 knots. Visibility is 10 kilometres or better. The sky shows a few clouds at 23,000 ft, a few clouds at 25,000 ft. Temperature is 4 °C with a dew point of 4 °C, a narrow spread that favours mist or fog forming. The altimeter setting is 1020 hPa (30.12 inHg). These conditions classify the field as VFR. Visual flight rules — good visibility and a high ceiling.
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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 CYPW, aggregated. 365 reports stored so far.
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- CYYJ Victoria International Airport 153 km VFR
About CYPW weather reports
Powell River 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.