METAR & TAF for Broadford Airstrip
Live aviation weather for EGEI, decoded in plain English. Elevation 24ft, runways 07/25.
Broadford Airstrip does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Benbecula Airport (EGPL), 52nm WNW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Broadford Airstrip.
METAR EGPL 151520Z 23018KT 9999 VCSH SCT020CB 11/08 Q1008
Observed 35 min ago
Wind
230° (SW) at 18kt
Visibility
10km or more
Weather
Showers in the vicinity
Cloud
Scattered at 2,000ft
Temperature
11°C / 8°C dew
Humidity
82%
QNH
1008 hPa
TAF EGPL 151357Z 1515/1517 22015KT 9999 SCT020 TEMPO 1515/1517 23018G28KT 6000 SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 1515/1517 3000 +SHRA
- Thu 15:00Z to Thu 17:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 220° (SW) at 15kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft
- Thu 15:00Z to Thu 17:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Wind 230° (SW) at 18kt, gusting 28kt
- Visibility 6 km
- Rain showers
- Thu 15:00Z to Thu 17:00Z30% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 3000 m
- Heavy rain showers
Sunrise
06:57Z
Sunset
17:23Z
Daylight
10h 26m
Pressure alt
182 ft
Density alt
-255 ft
Can I fly from Broadford Airstrip 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 Broadford Airstrip (EGEI) issue a METAR?
No. Broadford Airstrip does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Benbecula Airport (EGPL), about 52nm WNW, 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.