CYOW Briefing
Ottawa/Cartier Intl, CA
Flight category
VFR24000ft · 15sm
Visual Flight Rules — ceiling > 3000 ft AND visibility > 5 sm
Likely runway
12
est. from wind
Current conditions
Wind
120° / 4 kt
From the ESE
Visibility
15 sm
Clouds
SCT 21,000 ft, BKN 24,000 ft
Scattered (3–4 oktas) @ 21,000 ft AGL · Broken (5–7 oktas) @ 24,000 ft AGL
Ceiling
24,000 ft AGL
Lowest BKN/OVC layer
Temp / Dewpoint
9°C / 9°C
Spread 0°C — fog risk
Altimeter
30.34 inHg
1027.5 hPa
Raw METAR
Observed 9/15/2026, 12:00:00 PMMETAR CYOW 151200Z 12004KT 15SM SCT210 BKN240 09/09 A3034 RMK CI4CI3 SLP277TAF
TAF CYOW 151140Z 1512/1618 08005KT P6SM SCT260 FM151400 16010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 TEMPO 1514/1517 BKN020 BKN040 FM151700 18012G22KT P6SM FEW040 OVC080 FM152100 18010KT P6SM OVC050 TEMPO 1521/1606 P6SM -SHRA BECMG 1522/1524 19008KT FM160600 20006KT P6SM SCT020 OVC030 TEMPO 1606/1615 P6SM -SHRA FM161500 26008KT P6SM OVC025 RMK NXT FCST BY 151500Z- TAF CYOW 151140Z 1512/1618 08005KT P6SM SCT260
- FM151400 16010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040
- TEMPO 1514/1517 BKN020 BKN040
- FM151700 18012G22KT P6SM FEW040 OVC080
- FM152100 18010KT P6SM OVC050
- TEMPO 1521/1606 P6SM -SHRA
- BECMG 1522/1524 19008KT
- FM160600 20006KT P6SM SCT020 OVC030
- TEMPO 1606/1615 P6SM -SHRA
- FM161500 26008KT P6SM OVC025 RMK NXT FCST BY 151500Z
Hazards
No active AIRMETs/SIGMETs near this station
NOAA polled within the last 10 minutes.
Radar
NEXRAD · Iowa State Mesonet
Imagery courtesy of Iowa State Mesonet (NEXRAD) and NOAA. Not for navigation.
Wind aloft
FB text product
GFS Skew-T from Iowa State; FB text from NOAA AWC. Plan with care.
Latitude
45.3070
Longitude
-75.6600
Elevation
111 m
Country
CA
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