Prestwick Live Conditions · Prism Intelligence
Conditions.
Real-time derived weather intelligence for Glasgow Prestwick — fused from METAR, upper-air ADS-B wind solving, pressure gradients, and anchored-vessel signals. Refreshed every 45 seconds.
Active runway
Glasgow Prestwick · EGPK / PIK
VFR
RWY
20
250°/6kt
Δ 50° from runway heading
Crosswind
Headwind
65% of wind vector
Temperature
18°C
Dew 13°C
QNH
1019 hPa
Normal
Visibility
10+ km
EGPK reported
Wind source
250° / 6kt
Steady
Runway by aircraft category
20
Light
<7t
20
Medium
7-136t
30
Heavy
>136t
Vertical wind profile
Surface → cruise, solved from ADS-B
1026
aircraft in solve
Surface
6kt250°
Mid (5–20k ft)
Not enough spread
Cruise (20–50k ft)
n=278
32kt228°
Implied TAS @ cruise ≈ 439kt
When enough aircraft at an altitude band have varied headings, the wind vector pops out of a linear system solving TAS² = (GS + W)² across them.
Wind Atlas · EGPK profile
ADS-B inverse-solve upper-air wind per flight level
FL050–080
12kt
338°
FL080–150
12kt
322°
FL150–240
15kt
244°
FL240–300
42kt
057°
FL300–400
50kt
232°
FL400_PLUS
46kt
036°
Per-runway (low level)
RWY 0330°
HW +7ktXW 10kt
RWY 12120°
HW -9ktXW 7kt
RWY 21210°
HW -7ktXW 10kt
RWY 30300°
HW +10ktXW 7kt
Storm watch
Settled
No storm indicators
+0.3hPa
Pressure Δ3h
-8°
Wind rot
0
Anchors
Visibility
10+
km
01km5km10km+
Cross-check
No low-visibility indicators
0 aircraft observed in region
Region
Nearby airports
EGPH
RWY
24
Wind270°/12kt
Headwind10kt
Crosswind6kt
EGPF
RWY
23
Wind260°/9kt
Headwind8kt
Crosswind5kt
EGPA
RWY
27
Wind290°/13kt
Headwind12kt
Crosswind4kt
EGPB
RWY
24
Wind240°/5kt
Headwind5kt
Crosswind0kt
EGPD
RWY
34
Wind320°/15kt
Headwind14kt
Crosswind5kt
EGPE
RWY
29
Wind270°/7kt
Headwind7kt
Crosswind2kt
EGPO
RWY
24
Wind270°/13kt
Headwind11kt
Crosswind7kt
EGEO
RWY
—
Wind260°/11kt
Headwind—kt
Crosswind—
METAR Decode
Parsed from raw observation
Wind
6 kt
250° (220°–280°)
Visibility
10+ km
9999 metres
Temperature / Dewpoint
18°C
Temperature
13°C
Dewpoint
5°
Spread
QNH (Pressure)
1019 hPa
Normal atmospheric pressure
Cloud Layers
3,500 ft
Broken
2,600 ft
Few
Predicted Runway in Use
RWY 30
Landing from SE, departing NW
Inactive: RWY 12|Primary (12/30)|Crosswind component: Present
TAF Decode
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast — broken into periods
BASE
Day 14 12:00Z → Day 15 12:00Z
Wind: 30013KT
Vis: 9999m
30013KT 9999 SCT035
PROB 30%
Day 14 12:00Z → Day 15 02:00Z
Vis: 7000m
7000 SHRA -DZ
PROB 40%
Day 14 18:00Z → Day 15 02:00Z
BKN012