METAR & TAF for Cornwall Airport Newquay
Live aviation weather for EGHQ, decoded in plain English. Elevation 390ft, runways 12/30.
METAR EGHQ 311650Z 29012KT 9999 FEW031 17/11 Q1020
Observed 3 min ago
Wind
290° (WNW) at 12kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 3,100ft
Temperature
17°C / 11°C dew
Humidity
68%
QNH
1020 hPa
TAF EGHQ 311354Z 3115/3124 29012KT 9999 SCT025 BECMG 3119/3122 18005KT
- Mon 15:00Z to Mon 19:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 290° (WNW) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,500ft
- Mon 19:00Z to Tue 00:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 180° (S) at 5kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,500ft
Sunrise
05:33Z
Sunset
19:09Z
Daylight
13h 36m
Pressure alt
188 ft
Density alt
473 ft
Can I fly from Cornwall Airport Newquay 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 Cornwall Airport Newquay (EGHQ) issue a METAR?
Yes. Cornwall Airport Newquay issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.
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.