EGEN · North Ronaldsay Airport

METAR & TAF for North Ronaldsay Airport

Live aviation weather for EGEN, decoded in plain English. Elevation 40ft, runways 03/21, 10/28, 14/32.

North Ronaldsay Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Kirkwall Airport (EGPA), 29nm SSW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at North Ronaldsay Airport.

Live METARMarginal VFR

METAR EGPA 311350Z 20007KT 170V240 9999 SCT009 BKN014 15/14 Q1006

Observed 1 min ago

Wind

200° (SSW) at 7kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Scattered at 900ft, Broken at 1,400ft

Temperature

15°C / 14°C dew

Humidity

94%

QNH

1006 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 3h 1m ago

TAF EGPA 311100Z 3112/3121 17009KT 9999 SCT010
BECMG 3112/3115 27010KT
TEMPO 3112/3117 6000 RA SHRA BKN010
PROB30
TEMPO 3112/3114 BKN008

Mon 12:00Z to Mon 21:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 170° (S) at 9kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 1,000ft

Mon 12:00Z to Mon 21:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 270° (W) at 10kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 1,000ft

Mon 12:00Z to Mon 17:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 6 km
Rain, rain showers
Cloud: broken at 1,000ft

Mon 12:00Z to Mon 14:00Z30% temporary

IFR

Cloud: broken at 800ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

05:04Z

Sunset

19:18Z

Daylight

14h 14m

Pressure alt

258 ft

Density alt

319 ft

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Can I fly from North Ronaldsay 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 North Ronaldsay Airport (EGEN) issue a METAR?

No. North Ronaldsay Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Kirkwall Airport (EGPA), about 29nm SSW, 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.