METAR & TAF for Reykjavík Domestic Airport
Live aviation weather for BIRK, decoded in plain English. Elevation 48ft, runways 01/19, 13/31.
METAR BIRK 161400Z 24010KT 9999 -SHRA OVC012 11/10 Q1026
Observed 1h 2m ago
Wind
240° (WSW) at 10kt
Visibility
10km or more
Weather
Light rain showers
Cloud
Overcast at 1,200ft
Temperature
11°C / 10°C dew
Humidity
94%
QNH
1026 hPa
TAF BIRK 161359Z 1615/1715 22008KT 9999 SCT010 BKN020 TX12/1715Z TN09/1703Z TEMPO 1615/1620 4000 -RADZ BR BKN011 OVC020 BECMG 1620/1622 4000 -DZ BR BKN007 OVC015 TEMPO 1700/1709 0700 DZ FG BKN003 OVC010 BECMG 1704/1706 28010KT BECMG 1709/1711 9999 NSW FEW010 BKN025
- Thu 15:00Z to Thu 20:00ZPrevailingMVFR
- Wind 220° (SW) at 8kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 1,000ft, broken at 2,000ft
- Thu 15:00Z to Thu 20:00ZTemporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Light rain, light drizzle, mist
- Cloud: broken at 1,100ft, overcast at 2,000ft
- Thu 20:00Z to Fri 04:00ZBecomingIFR
- Wind 220° (SW) at 8kt
- Visibility 4000 m
- Light drizzle, mist
- Cloud: broken at 700ft, overcast at 1,500ft
- Fri 00:00Z to Fri 09:00ZTemporaryLIFR
- Visibility 700 m
- Drizzle, fog
- Cloud: broken at 300ft, overcast at 1,000ft
- Fri 04:00Z to Fri 09:00ZBecomingIFR
- Wind 280° (W) at 10kt
- Visibility 4000 m
- Light drizzle, mist
- Cloud: broken at 700ft, overcast at 1,500ft
- Fri 09:00Z to Fri 15:00ZBecomingMVFR
- Wind 280° (W) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: few at 1,000ft, broken at 2,500ft
Sunrise
03:45Z
Sunset
23:24Z
Daylight
19h 40m
Pressure alt
-334 ft
Density alt
-893 ft
Common questions
Does Reykjavík Domestic Airport (BIRK) issue a METAR?
Yes. Reykjavík Domestic Airport issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.
What is a personal minima?
Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.
Where does this weather come from?
Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.