METAR & TAF for Manchester Airport
Live aviation weather for EGCC, decoded in plain English. Elevation 257ft, runways 05L/23R, 05R/23L.
METAR EGCC 311350Z 27013KT 9999 SCT020TCU 19/14 Q1013
Observed just now
Wind
270° (W) at 13kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Scattered at 2,000ft
Temperature
19°C / 14°C dew
Humidity
73%
QNH
1013 hPa
TAF EGCC 311101Z 3112/0118 28012KT 9999 SCT030 TEMPO 3112/3116 7000 SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 3112/3116 29015G25KT PROB30 TEMPO 3112/3113 3000 +SHRA BKN009 BECMG 3122/0101 20006KT BECMG 0109/0112 26010KT PROB30 0114/0118 8000 -SHRA
- Mon 12:00Z to Mon 22:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 280° (W) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 3,000ft
- Mon 12:00Z to Mon 16:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Visibility 7 km
- Rain showers
- Mon 12:00Z to Mon 16:00Z30% temporaryVFR
- Wind 290° (WNW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt
- Mon 12:00Z to Mon 13:00Z30% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 3000 m
- Heavy rain showers
- Cloud: broken at 900ft
- Mon 22:00Z to Tue 09:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 200° (SSW) at 6kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 3,000ft
- Tue 09:00Z to Tue 18:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 260° (W) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 3,000ft
- Tue 14:00Z to Tue 18:00Z30% probableMVFR
- Visibility 8 km
- Light rain showers
Sunrise
05:17Z
Sunset
19:04Z
Daylight
13h 46m
Pressure alt
265 ft
Density alt
808 ft
Common questions
Does Manchester Airport (EGCC) issue a METAR?
Yes. Manchester 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.