TAF Bassikounou Heliport

This field is located in Mauritania. The airport is located at latitude 15.88407 and longitude -5.92856. This airport has no ICAO code, we use MR-0008 as reference. The airport is in the Dakar FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Modibo Keita International Airport on April 27, 2024 17:20, local time. Valid from April 27, 2024 18:00 to April 29, 2024 00:00, local time.

Forecast

• Between saturday 18:00 and monday 00:00

  • Wind: The wind is from direction 220° with a speed of 8 kt.
  • Visibility: 10 km or more
  • Clouds: few clouds at an altitude of 3,000 ft.

• Temporarily between saturday 18:00 and 23:00 (40% chance)

  • Wind: Little or no wind from a variable direction. Wind gusts expected of 35 kt.
  • Visibility: 3 km
  • Weather: Light thunderstorms rain, blowing widespread dust
  • Clouds: scattered clouds at an altitude of 3,000 ft and few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 4,000 ft.

• Temporarily between sunday 15:00 and 18:00 (40% chance)

  • Wind: The wind is from direction 080° with a speed of 20 kt. Wind gusts expected of 30 kt.
  • Visibility: 4 km
  • Weather: Thunderstorms rain, blowing widespread dust
  • Clouds: broken clouds at an altitude of 3,000 ft and few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 4,000 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 18:41. This applies to Bassikounou Heliport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +0 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.