CYQU — Grande Prairie Airport METAR & TAF
IATA YQU · Grande Prairie · CA
Current report
METAR CYQU 290000Z 27012G18KT 25SM BKN070 OVC110 15/03 A2952 RMK AC6AC2 SLP014 DENSITY ALT 3200FT
The latest observation at Grande Prairie Airport was issued at 29 Sep 00:00Z. Wind is from west (270°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18 knots. Visibility is 10 kilometres or better. The sky shows overcast at 7,000 ft. Temperature is 15 °C with a dew point of 3 °C. The altimeter setting is 1000 hPa (29.52 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 CYQU, aggregated. 579 reports stored so far.
Nearest reporting airports
- CYDQ Dawson Creek Airport 104 km VFR
- CYPE Peace River Airport 148 km VFR
- CYXJ Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport 167 km VFR
- CYET Edson Airport 236 km VFR
About CYQU weather reports
Grande Prairie 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.