METAR & TAF for Colonsay Airstrip
Live aviation weather for EGEY, decoded in plain English. Elevation 44ft, runways 11/29.
Colonsay Airstrip does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Islay Airport (EGPI), 23nm S. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Colonsay Airstrip.
METAR EGPI 151750Z 23013KT 9999 FEW018 SCT025CB 10/08 Q1014 RESHRA
Observed 8h 48m ago
Wind
230° (SW) at 13kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 1,800ft, Scattered at 2,500ft
Temperature
10°C / 8°C dew
Humidity
87%
QNH
1014 hPa
TAF EGPI 151402Z 1515/1518 26012KT 9999 FEW014 SCT025 TEMPO 1515/1518 6000 SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 1515/1518 24015G25KT 4000 +SHRA
- Thu 15:00Z to Thu 18:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 260° (W) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 1,400ft, scattered at 2,500ft
- Thu 15:00Z to Thu 18:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Visibility 6 km
- Rain showers
- Thu 15:00Z to Thu 18:00Z30% temporaryIFR
- Wind 240° (WSW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt
- Visibility 4000 m
- Heavy rain showers
Sunrise
06:58Z
Sunset
17:24Z
Daylight
10h 26m
Pressure alt
22 ft
Density alt
-573 ft
Can I fly from Colonsay 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 Colonsay Airstrip (EGEY) issue a METAR?
No. Colonsay Airstrip does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Islay Airport (EGPI), about 23nm 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.