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EGCS · Sturgate Airfield

METAR & TAF for Sturgate Airfield

Live aviation weather for EGCS, decoded in plain English. Elevation 58ft, runways 09/27, 14/32.

Sturgate Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is RAF Waddington (EGXW), 14nm SSE. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Sturgate Airfield.

Live METARVFR conditions
METAR EGXW 311320Z 27011KT 9999 FEW030 BKN070 21/14 Q1010 TEMPO 7000 SHRA RMK BLU TEMPO WHT

Observed 39 min ago

Wind

270° (W) at 11kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 3,000ft, Broken at 7,000ft

Temperature

21°C / 14°C dew

Humidity

64%

QNH

1010 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 1h 38m ago
TAF EGXW 311221Z 3112/3124 28013KT 9999 SCT030
TEMPO 3112/3118 7000 SHRA
PROB30
TEMPO 3112/3116 28017G27KT 4000 +SHRA BKN020CB
  1. Mon 12:00Z to Tue 00:00ZPrevailing
    VFR
    • Wind 280° (W) at 13kt
    • Visibility 10 km or more
    • Cloud: scattered at 3,000ft
  2. Mon 12:00Z to Mon 18:00ZTemporary
    MVFR
    • Visibility 7 km
    • Rain showers
  3. Mon 12:00Z to Mon 16:00Z30% temporary
    IFR
    • Wind 280° (W) at 17kt, gusting 27kt
    • Visibility 4000 m
    • Heavy rain showers
    • Cloud: broken at 2,000ft
Daylight & performance

Sunrise

05:11Z

Sunset

18:57Z

Daylight

13h 47m

Pressure alt

156 ft

Density alt

913 ft

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Can I fly from Sturgate Airfield 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.

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Common questions

Does Sturgate Airfield (EGCS) issue a METAR?

No. Sturgate Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is RAF Waddington (EGXW), about 14nm SSE, 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.