EGCW · Welshpool Airport

METAR & TAF for Welshpool Airport

Live aviation weather for EGCW, decoded in plain English. Elevation 233ft, runways 04/22.

Welshpool Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is RAF Shawbury (EGOS), 20nm ENE. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Welshpool Airport.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGOS 151520Z 17009KT 9999 FEW010 BKN080 18/15 Q1015 TEMPO BKN020 RMK BLU TEMPO WHT

Observed 34 min ago

Wind

170° (S) at 9kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 1,000ft, Broken at 8,000ft

Temperature

18°C / 15°C dew

Humidity

83%

QNH

1015 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 2h 13m ago

TAF EGOS 151341Z 1515/1518 20012KT 9999 BKN020
TEMPO 1515/1516 BKN025
TEMPO 1516/1518 -RA BKN014
PROB40
TEMPO 1516/1518 5000 RA BKN006

Thu 15:00Z to Thu 18:00ZPrevailing

MVFR

Wind 200° (SSW) at 12kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: broken at 2,000ft

Thu 15:00Z to Thu 16:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Cloud: broken at 2,500ft

Thu 16:00Z to Thu 18:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Light rain
Cloud: broken at 1,400ft

Thu 16:00Z to Thu 18:00Z40% temporary

IFR

Visibility 5 km
Rain
Cloud: broken at 600ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:38Z

Sunset

17:20Z

Daylight

10h 41m

Pressure alt

181 ft

Density alt

584 ft

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Can I fly from Welshpool 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 Welshpool Airport (EGCW) issue a METAR?

No. Welshpool Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is RAF Shawbury (EGOS), about 20nm ENE, 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.