METAR & TAF for Cornwall Airport Newquay
Live aviation weather for EGHQ, decoded in plain English. Elevation 390ft, runways 12/30.
METAR EGHQ 171120Z 28011KT CAVOK 23/15 Q1018
Observed 10 min ago
Wind
280° (W) at 11kt
Visibility
CAVOK
Temperature
23°C / 15°C dew
Humidity
61%
QNH
1018 hPa
TAF EGHQ 171055Z 1712/1721 30009KT CAVOK PROB30 TEMPO 1715/1720 4000 +SHRA
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 21:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 300° (WNW) at 9kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: no significant cloud
- Fri 15:00Z to Fri 20:00Z30% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Heavy rain showers
Sunrise
04:28Z
Sunset
20:25Z
Daylight
15h 57m
Pressure alt
248 ft
Density alt
1,267 ft
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.