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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on April 19, 2024 16:55, local time.
Airport observations
The wind is from direction 320° with a speed of 21 kt. Wind gusts of 32 kt have been measured. The wind direction varies between 290° and 360°.
Visibility is 9 km.
There are few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 2,200 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,500 ft. No ceiling has been observed.
Current weather is light showers rain. The temperature is 8 °C, with a wind chill of 2 °C. The dew point is 5 °C, the relative humidity is 82%. The air pressure at sea level is 1010 hPa (QNH).
Trends
Becoming
Little or no wind from a variable direction. few clouds towering cumulus at an altitude of 2,000 ft.
Daylight period
Today the sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 20:47. 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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