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This METAR describes the weather conditions à the Quebec airport (CYQB) on 6 november 2018, 11h16 local.

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Here are the visual conditions at the airport at the time the METAR was published.

We cannot always have as a reference an image of a web cam to help us understand the weather conditions at our destination. Here is in clear language the meaning of this METAR :


SPECIAL : CYQB JEEAN_LESAGE AIRPORT
DATE - HEURE : ? Nocember 2018, 1616 UTC
WINDS : 70 TRUE @ 21 kts; GUST @ 27 kts
VISIBILITY : 15 miles
SKY CONDITIONS : FEW (1/8 / 2/8) 300 pi. ; BROKEN (5/8 - 7/8) 600 pi.; OVERCAST 1600 pi.
TEMP/DEW POINT : 4 C/ 4 C
ALTIMETER : 29.89 in. Hg

We remind you that the AIM has a full section on weather https://tc.canada.ca/sites/default/files/2024-03/aim-2024-1_met-e.pdf

You can consult, at your leisure, the NAV Canada site to find out the weather conditions at your destination or along the way.

https://spaces.navcanada.ca/workspace/flightplanning