EGEW · Westray Airport

METAR & TAF for Westray Airport

Live aviation weather for EGEW, decoded in plain English. Elevation 29ft, runways 01/19, 09/27, 13/31.

Westray Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Kirkwall Airport (EGPA), 24nm S. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Westray Airport.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGPA 151520Z 22014KT 9999 FEW020CB SCT041 11/08 Q1006

Observed 32 min ago

Wind

220° (SW) at 14kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 2,000ft, Scattered at 4,100ft

Temperature

11°C / 8°C dew

Humidity

82%

QNH

1006 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 1h 55m ago

TAF EGPA 151357Z 1515/1524 22013KT 9999 FEW025
TEMPO 1515/1524 6000 SHRA
PROB30
TEMPO 1515/1524 4000 +SHRA
PROB30
TEMPO 1515/1520 23015G25KT

Thu 15:00Z to Fri 00:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 220° (SW) at 13kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 2,500ft

Thu 15:00Z to Fri 00:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 6 km
Rain showers

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

IFR

Visibility 4000 m
Heavy rain showers

Thu 15:00Z to Thu 20:00Z30% temporary

VFR

Wind 230° (SW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:50Z

Sunset

17:07Z

Daylight

10h 17m

Pressure alt

247 ft

Density alt

-174 ft

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Can I fly from Westray 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 Westray Airport (EGEW) issue a METAR?

No. Westray Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Kirkwall Airport (EGPA), about 24nm 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.