Glider Field Castricum

NL-0029 · North Holland, Netherlands

The METAR station used is 65 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 220° Glider Field Castricum 16/34
Wind: 11 kt, 4 beaufort

7 kt

9 kt
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BKN 1,500
METAR EHRD 022325Z AUTO 22011KT 2600 SHRA BKN015CB 13/13 Q1003 RETS BECMG -SHRA TEMPO 3500 SHRA RA

METAR Glider Field Castricum - NL-0029

Glider Field Castricum is a gliderfield in North Holland, Netherlands. The airport is located at latitude 52.53457 and longitude 4.62819. The airport has one runway: 16/34. This airport has no ICAO code, we use NL-0029 as reference. The airport is in the Amsterdam FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Rotterdam The Hague Airport on May 3, 2024 01:25, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 220° with a speed of 11 kt.

Visibility is 2.6 km.

There are broken clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 1,500 ft.

Current weather is showers rain. The temperature and wind chill are 13 °C. The dew point is 13 °C, the relative humidity is 100%. The air pressure at sea level is 1003 hPa (QNH). Recently it was thunderstorms .

Trends

  • Becoming

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. Significant weather: light showers rain.

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. The visibility becomes 3.5 km. Significant weather: showers rain, rain.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 21:10. This applies to Glider Field Castricum, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
16/34 168°-348° 9 kt 7 kt 79 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

1,500 ft BKN Broken clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Weather Showers rain
Recent Thunderstorms
Temperature 13 °C
Dewpoint 13 °C
Rel. humidity 100%
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:09 (4:35h)
Midday
13:39
Sunset
21:08

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