Observed 12m ago10:02 AM GMT-1 local

Qaqortoq Airport

BGQOGreenland154 m / 505 ft
Mostly cloudyDayVFR
5°C41°F · Mostly cloudyFeels like 2°C / 36°F
Feels like2°C36°F
Humidity42%Dew point -7°C
Wind13 km/h8 mph · 7 kt
Visibility10.0 km6.2 mi
Pressure1000 hPa29.53 inHg
Cloud coverBrokenCeiling 7,800 ft

Wind

WNW 300°
NESW13km/h
8 mph · 7 kt
Force 3 Gentle breezeBeaufort 0 to 12

Blowing from the West-Northwest (300°).

The arc on the rim marks where the wind is coming from, and the arrow points the way the air is moving. Strength is on the Beaufort scale below.

Temperature and moisture

12°C spread
Dew -7°Feels 2°5°C
-40°-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°50°
Air temperatureDew pointFeels like0 °C freezing
42%0100Relative humidityDew point -7°C / 19°F
12.0°C025Dew point spreadDry: fog unlikely
2°C-4050Wind chill36°FEnvironment Canada wind-chill formula

A small gap between temperature and dew point means the air is close to saturation, the classic precursor to fog and low cloud.

Sky and ceiling

Broken
03.1k6.3k9.4k12.5kFew · 6,000 ftBroken · 7,800 ftCeiling 7,800 ftStation · 154 m / 505 ftVis 10.0 km
Cloud layer, denser is more coverCeiling
Few6,000 ft / 1,829 m
Broken7,800 ft / 2,377 m

Cloud layers are drawn at their reported bases above the station. The denser a layer is drawn, the more of the sky it covers.

Aviation

VFR
LIFR
IFR
MVFR
VFRNow

Visual Flight Rules. Ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 sm. Reported ceiling 7,800 ft, visibility 6.2 sm.

10.0km010Visibility6.2 sm10 km or more
1000hPa9501050Altimeter29.53 inHgQNH, the sea-level pressure setting
6oktas08Cloud coverBrokenCeiling at 7,800 ft

No significant weather reported at the station.

Flight category combines the reported ceiling and visibility using the standard FAA thresholds.

Sun and moon

↑ 8:28 AM↓ 7:17 PM
Elevation
9.9°
Azimuth
122°
Solar noon
1:53 PM
Day length
10h 49m
Waning Crescent5% illuminatedRises 5:37 AM · Sets 6:38 PMAltitude 26.8°

Solar and lunar positions computed from this station's exact coordinates and the current time.

Space weather

Kp index1.0Quiet
Aurora overhead1%Unlikely here
Solar wind356 km/sBz -3 nT

Geomagnetic conditions from EARF Space Weather. The aurora chance is worked out for this station's exact coordinates, and the aurora still needs a dark, clear sky to be seen.

Observation trend

5.0°CLow 4.0High 7.0▼ 2.0 °C over 11.5h
7.56.55.54.53.5
EARF station history24 observations over the last 12 hours

METAR is published one observation at a time. EARF keeps a rolling record of every report it receives, so you can look back over the last 1 to 24 hours.

The report, decoded

METAR BGQO 081050Z 30007KT 9999 FEW060 BKN078 05/M07 Q1000
Hover over or tap any group to decode it.

Every group of the raw METAR, translated. Colour marks the family each group belongs to.

Station

ICAO
BGQO
Type
METAR weather station
Country
Greenland
Elevation
154 m / 505 ft
Coordinates
60.764°, -46.065°
Time zone
America/Godthab (GMT-1)

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