METAR & TAF for Birmingham Airport
Live aviation weather for EGBB, decoded in plain English. Elevation 327ft, runways 15/33.
METAR EGBB 160750Z 30006KT CAVOK 10/08 Q1021
Observed 23 min ago
Wind
300° (WNW) at 6kt
Visibility
CAVOK
Temperature
10°C / 8°C dew
Humidity
87%
QNH
1021 hPa
TAF AMD EGBB 160610Z 1606/1706 32009KT 9999 FEW040 PROB30 1606/1608 8000 TEMPO 1612/1618 6000 SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 1614/1617 4000 +SHRA PROB30 1704/1706 8000
- Fri 06:00Z to Sat 06:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 320° (NW) at 9kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 4,000ft
- Fri 06:00Z to Fri 08:00Z30% probableMVFR
- Visibility 8 km
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 18:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Visibility 6 km
- Rain showers
- Fri 14:00Z to Fri 17:00Z30% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Heavy rain showers
- Sat 04:00Z to Sat 06:00Z30% probableMVFR
- Visibility 8 km
Sunrise
06:34Z
Sunset
17:12Z
Daylight
10h 38m
Pressure alt
95 ft
Density alt
-482 ft
Can I fly from Birmingham Airport today?
Raw weather is only half the answer. Set your own minima once, and Threshold runs this same METAR and TAF against your limits, then pins a verdict to your Lock Screen and flips it the moment conditions move.
Common questions
Does Birmingham Airport (EGBB) issue a METAR?
Yes. Birmingham Airport 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.