METAR & TAF for Ireland West Airport Knock
Live aviation weather for EIKN, decoded in plain English. Elevation 665ft, runways 08/26.
METAR EIKN 140800Z 18020G34KT 9999 FEW008 SCT019 12/11 Q1013 BECMG BKN020
Observed 22 min ago
Wind
180° (S) at 20kt, gusting 34kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 800ft, Scattered at 1,900ft
Temperature
12°C / 11°C dew
Humidity
94%
QNH
1013 hPa
TAF EIKN 140500Z 1406/1506 18015KT 9999 SCT006 BKN008 BECMG 1406/1408 20018G29KT SCT015 TEMPO 1412/1417 20022G39KT BECMG 1417/1419 6000 -RA BKN010 TEMPO 1422/1506 3000 RA BKN005 BECMG 1423/1424 20012KT BECMG 1502/1504 28010KT BECMG 1504/1506 31006KT
- Wed 06:00Z to Thu 06:00ZPrevailingIFR
- Wind 180° (S) at 15kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 600ft, broken at 800ft
- Wed 06:00Z to Wed 17:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 200° (SSW) at 18kt, gusting 29kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 1,500ft
- Wed 12:00Z to Wed 17:00ZTemporaryVFR
- Wind 200° (SSW) at 22kt, gusting 39kt
- Wed 17:00Z to Wed 23:00ZBecomingMVFR
- Wind 200° (SSW) at 18kt, gusting 29kt
- Visibility 6 km
- Light rain
- Cloud: broken at 1,000ft
- Wed 22:00Z to Thu 06:00ZTemporaryIFR
- Visibility 3000 m
- Rain
- Cloud: broken at 500ft
- Wed 23:00Z to Thu 02:00ZBecomingMVFR
- Wind 200° (SSW) at 12kt
- Visibility 6 km
- Light rain
- Cloud: broken at 1,000ft
- Thu 02:00Z to Thu 04:00ZBecomingMVFR
- Wind 280° (W) at 10kt
- Visibility 6 km
- Light rain
- Cloud: broken at 1,000ft
- Thu 04:00Z to Thu 06:00ZBecomingMVFR
- Wind 310° (NW) at 6kt
- Visibility 6 km
- Light rain
- Cloud: broken at 1,000ft
Sunrise
07:01Z
Sunset
17:43Z
Daylight
10h 42m
Pressure alt
673 ft
Density alt
473 ft
Common questions
Does Ireland West Airport Knock (EIKN) issue a METAR?
Yes. Ireland West Airport Knock 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.