METAR & TAF for Leicester Airport
Live aviation weather for EGBG, decoded in plain English. Elevation 469ft, runways 04/22, 06/24, 10/28, 15/33, 16/34.
Leicester Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is East Midlands Airport (EGNX), 17nm NW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Leicester Airport.
METAR EGNX 311520Z 29015KT 9999 SCT032 20/12 Q1013
Observed 30 min ago
Wind
290° (WNW) at 15kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Scattered at 3,200ft
Temperature
20°C / 12°C dew
Humidity
60%
QNH
1013 hPa
TAF EGNX 311053Z 3112/0112 28013KT 9999 SCT015 PROB30 TEMPO 3112/3116 7000 SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 3113/3117 29015G25KT BECMG 3118/3121 22007KT PROB30 TEMPO 0110/0112 8000 -SHRA
- Mon 12:00Z to Mon 18:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 280° (W) at 13kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 1,500ft
- Mon 12:00Z to Mon 16:00Z30% temporaryMVFR
- Visibility 7 km
- Rain showers
- Mon 13:00Z to Mon 17:00Z30% temporaryVFR
- Wind 290° (WNW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt
- Mon 18:00Z to Tue 12:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 220° (SW) at 7kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 1,500ft
- Tue 10:00Z to Tue 12:00Z30% temporaryMVFR
- Visibility 8 km
- Light rain showers
Sunrise
05:14Z
Sunset
18:57Z
Daylight
13h 44m
Pressure alt
477 ft
Density alt
1,190 ft
Common questions
Does Leicester Airport (EGBG) issue a METAR?
No. Leicester Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is East Midlands Airport (EGNX), about 17nm NW, shown above as the best proxy.
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.