METAR & TAF for Kirkwall Airport
Live aviation weather for EGPA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 50ft, runways 09/27, 14/32.
METAR EGPA 171120Z 36009KT 9999 VCSH FEW007 BKN015 13/11 Q1021
Observed 12 min ago
Wind
360° (N) at 9kt
Visibility
10km or more
Weather
Showers in the vicinity
Cloud
Few at 700ft, Broken at 1,500ft
Temperature
13°C / 11°C dew
Humidity
88%
QNH
1021 hPa
TAF EGPA 171057Z 1712/1721 35012KT 9999 FEW012 BKN016 TEMPO 1712/1714 BKN012 TEMPO 1718/1721 BKN012
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 21:00ZPrevailingMVFR
- Wind 350° (N) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 1,200ft, broken at 1,600ft
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 14:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Cloud: broken at 1,200ft
- Fri 18:00Z to Fri 21:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Cloud: broken at 1,200ft
Sunrise
03:28Z
Sunset
21:08Z
Daylight
17h 40m
Pressure alt
-182 ft
Density alt
-465 ft
Common questions
Does Kirkwall Airport (EGPA) issue a METAR?
Yes. Kirkwall Airport 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.