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
12
150°/4kt
Δ 30° from runway heading
Crosswind
Headwind
88% of wind vector
Temperature
10°C
Dew 8°C
QNH
1019 hPa
Normal
Visibility
—
EGPK reported
Wind source
150° / 4kt
Steady
Runway by aircraft category
12
Light
<7t
12
Medium
7-136t
12
Heavy
>136t
Vertical wind profile
Surface → cruise, solved from ADS-B
147
aircraft in solve
Surface
4kt150°
Mid (5–20k ft)
n=25
37kt315°
Cruise (20–50k ft)
n=44
56kt297°
Implied TAS @ cruise ≈ 438kt
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
FL000–050
103kt
176°
FL050–080
62kt
075°
FL080–150
91kt
329°
FL150–240
26kt
217°
interp
Per-runway (low level)
RWY 0330°
HW -85ktXW 57kt
RWY 12120°
HW +57ktXW 85kt
RWY 21210°
HW +85ktXW 57kt
RWY 30300°
HW -57ktXW 85kt
Storm watch
Settled
No storm indicators
-0.9hPa
Pressure Δ3h
1°
Wind rot
0
Anchors
Visibility
—
01km5km10km+
Cross-check
No low-visibility indicators
0 aircraft observed in region
Region
Nearby airports
EGPH
RWY
06
Wind120°/3kt
Headwind2kt
Crosswind3kt
EGPF
RWY
05
Wind70°/8kt
Headwind8kt
Crosswind3kt
EGPA
RWY
35
Wind360°/12kt
Headwind12kt
Crosswind2kt
EGPB
RWY
33
Wind360°/11kt
Headwind10kt
Crosswind6kt
EGPD
RWY
34
Wind310°/7kt
Headwind6kt
Crosswind4kt
EGPE
RWY
05/23 (calm — preferential)
Wind0°/0kt
Headwind0kt
Crosswind0kt
EGPO
RWY
06
Wind70°/6kt
Headwind6kt
Crosswind1kt
EGEO
RWY
Wind90°/6kt
Headwind—kt
Crosswind—
METAR Decode
Parsed from raw observation
Wind
4 kt
150° (130°–190°)
Visibility
10+ km
CAVOK — Ceiling and visibility OK
Temperature / Dewpoint
10°C
Temperature
8°C
Dewpoint
2°
Spread
Frost/fog risk — temperature–dewpoint spread below 3°C
QNH (Pressure)
1019 hPa
Normal atmospheric pressure
Predicted Runway in Use
RWY 12
Landing from NW, departing SE
Inactive: RWY 30|Primary (12/30)|Crosswind component: Present
TAF Decode
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast — broken into periods
BASE
Day 14 18:00Z → Day 15 18:00Z
Wind: 32010KT
Vis: 9999m
32010KT 9999 FEW045
BECMG
Day 14 18:00Z → Day 14 21:00Z
Wind: 09006KT
09006KT