Does Cornwall Airport Newquay (EGHQ) have a METAR?

Yes. Cornwall Airport Newquay (EGHQ) issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day.

EGHQ · Cornwall Airport Newquay

METAR & TAF for Cornwall Airport Newquay

Live aviation weather for EGHQ, decoded in plain English. Elevation 390ft, runways 12/30.

Live METARIFR conditions

METAR EGHQ 151920Z 19009KT 9999 -RA BKN006 BKN030 16/16 Q1018

Observed 34 min ago

Wind

190° (S) at 9kt

Visibility

10km or more

Weather

Light rain

Cloud

Broken at 600ft, Broken at 3,000ft

Temperature

16°C / 16°C dew

Humidity

100%

QNH

1018 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 41 min ago

TAF AMD EGHQ 151913Z 1519/1603 19012KT 9999 BKN006
BECMG 1519/1522 34010KT
TEMPO 1519/1524 3000 RA RADZ BKN004
PROB30
TEMPO 1519/1523 1400 +RA +RADZ BKN001
BECMG 1600/1603 SCT030
TEMPO 1600/1602 6000 RA -RADZ

Thu 19:00Z to Fri 03:00ZPrevailing

IFR

Wind 190° (S) at 12kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: broken at 600ft

Thu 19:00Z to Fri 00:00ZBecoming

IFR

Wind 340° (NNW) at 10kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: broken at 600ft

Thu 19:00Z to Fri 00:00ZTemporary

LIFR

Visibility 3000 m
Rain, rain, drizzle
Cloud: broken at 400ft

Thu 19:00Z to Thu 23:00Z30% temporary

LIFR

Visibility 1400 m
Heavy rain, heavy rain, +DZ
Cloud: broken at 100ft

Fri 00:00Z to Fri 03:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 340° (NNW) at 10kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 3,000ft

Fri 00:00Z to Fri 02:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 6 km
Rain, light rain, light drizzle

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:43Z

Sunset

17:30Z

Daylight

10h 48m

Pressure alt

248 ft

Density alt

427 ft

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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.