METAR & TAF for Kirkwall Airport
Live aviation weather for EGPA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 50ft, runways 09/27, 14/32.
METAR EGPA 151520Z 22014KT 9999 FEW020CB SCT041 11/08 Q1006
Observed 35 min ago
Wind
220° (SW) at 14kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 2,000ft, Scattered at 4,100ft
Temperature
11°C / 8°C dew
Humidity
82%
QNH
1006 hPa
TAF EGPA 151357Z 1515/1524 22013KT 9999 FEW025 TEMPO 1515/1524 6000 SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 1515/1524 4000 +SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 1515/1520 23015G25KT
- Thu 15:00Z to Fri 00:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 220° (SW) at 13kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 2,500ft
- Thu 15:00Z to Fri 00:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Visibility 6 km
- Rain showers
- Thu 15:00Z to Fri 00:00Z30% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Heavy rain showers
- Thu 15:00Z to Thu 20:00Z30% temporaryVFR
- Wind 230° (SW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt
Sunrise
06:49Z
Sunset
17:08Z
Daylight
10h 19m
Pressure alt
268 ft
Density alt
-148 ft
Can I fly from Kirkwall Airport 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 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.