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
30
270°/9kt
Δ 30° from runway heading
Crosswind
Headwind
87% of wind vector
Temperature
19°C
Dew 13°C
QNH
1019 hPa
Normal
Visibility
10+ km
EGPK reported
Wind source
270° / 9kt
Steady
Runway by aircraft category
30
Light
<7t
30
Medium
7-136t
30
Heavy
>136t
Vertical wind profile
Surface → cruise, solved from ADS-B
1006
aircraft in solve
Surface
9kt270°
Mid (5–20k ft)
Not enough spread
Cruise (20–50k ft)
n=311
35kt234°
Implied TAS @ cruise ≈ 444kt
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
SURFACE
140kt
102°
FL080–150
38kt
329°
FL150–240
23kt
360°
FL240–300
27kt
222°
FL300–400
51kt
215°
Per-runway (low level)
RWY 0330°
HW +44ktXW 133kt
RWY 12120°
HW +133ktXW 44kt
RWY 21210°
HW -44ktXW 133kt
RWY 30300°
HW -133ktXW 44kt
Storm watch
Settled
No storm indicators
+0.0hPa
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
Wind260°/14kt
Headwind13kt
Crosswind5kt
EGPF
RWY
23
Wind280°/10kt
Headwind6kt
Crosswind8kt
EGPA
RWY
27
Wind280°/13kt
Headwind13kt
Crosswind2kt
EGPB
RWY
24
Wind230°/5kt
Headwind5kt
Crosswind1kt
EGPD
RWY
34
Wind330°/13kt
Headwind13kt
Crosswind2kt
EGPE
RWY
29
Wind280°/7kt
Headwind7kt
Crosswind1kt
EGPO
RWY
24
Wind260°/13kt
Headwind12kt
Crosswind4kt
EGEO
RWY
—
Wind260°/8kt
Headwind—kt
Crosswind—
METAR Decode
Parsed from raw observation
Wind
9 kt
270°
Visibility
10+ km
9999 metres
Temperature / Dewpoint
19°C
Temperature
13°C
Dewpoint
6°
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
TEMPO
Day 14 12:00Z → Day 14 14:00Z
BKN008
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