EGBG · Leicester Airport

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.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGNX 151850Z 23010KT 9999 SCT026 17/13 Q1017

Observed 55 min ago

Wind

230° (SW) at 10kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Scattered at 2,600ft

Temperature

17°C / 13°C dew

Humidity

77%

QNH

1017 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 3h 1m ago

TAF EGNX 151654Z 1518/1618 20012KT 9999 FEW040
TEMPO 1520/1603 6000 RA -RADZ BKN012
BECMG 1521/1524 30007KT
PROB40
TEMPO 1521/1602 3000 +RA RADZ
TEMPO 1611/1618 6000 SHRA
PROB30
TEMPO 1612/1616 4000 +SHRA

Thu 18:00Z to Thu 21:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 200° (SSW) at 12kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 4,000ft

Thu 20:00Z to Fri 03:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 6 km
Rain, light rain, light drizzle
Cloud: broken at 1,200ft

Thu 21:00Z to Fri 18:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 300° (WNW) at 7kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 4,000ft

Thu 21:00Z to Fri 02:00Z40% temporary

IFR

Visibility 3000 m
Heavy rain, rain, drizzle

Fri 11:00Z to Fri 18:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 6 km
Rain showers

Fri 12:00Z to Fri 16:00Z30% temporary

IFR

Visibility 4000 m
Heavy rain showers

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:30Z

Sunset

17:11Z

Daylight

10h 42m

Pressure alt

357 ft

Density alt

682 ft

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Can I fly from Leicester 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 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.