EGET · Lerwick / Tingwall Airport

METAR & TAF for Lerwick / Tingwall Airport

Live aviation weather for EGET, decoded in plain English. Elevation 43ft, runways 02/20.

Lerwick / Tingwall Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Sumburgh Airport (EGPB), 19nm S. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Lerwick / Tingwall Airport.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGPB 151520Z 23018KT 9999 VCSH FEW012 FEW020CB 12/09 Q1005

Observed 31 min ago

Wind

230° (SW) at 18kt

Visibility

10km or more

Weather

Showers in the vicinity

Cloud

Few at 1,200ft, Few at 2,000ft

Temperature

12°C / 9°C dew

Humidity

82%

QNH

1005 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 1h 54m ago

TAF EGPB 151357Z 1515/1524 23017KT 9999 SCT025
TEMPO 1515/1524 24020G30KT 6000 SHRA
PROB30
TEMPO 1515/1524 4000 +SHRA

Thu 15:00Z to Fri 00:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 230° (SW) at 17kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 2,500ft

Thu 15:00Z to Fri 00:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Wind 240° (WSW) at 20kt, gusting 30kt
Visibility 6 km
Rain showers

Thu 15:00Z to Fri 00:00Z30% temporary

IFR

Visibility 4000 m
Heavy rain showers

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:45Z

Sunset

16:58Z

Daylight

10h 14m

Pressure alt

291 ft

Density alt

0 ft

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Can I fly from Lerwick / Tingwall 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 Lerwick / Tingwall Airport (EGET) issue a METAR?

No. Lerwick / Tingwall Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Sumburgh Airport (EGPB), about 19nm S, 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.