METAR & TAF for Sumburgh Airport
Live aviation weather for EGPB, decoded in plain English. Elevation 20ft, runways 06H/24H, 09/27, 15/33.
METAR EGPB 151520Z 23018KT 9999 VCSH FEW012 FEW020CB 12/09 Q1005
Observed 33 min ago
Wind
230° (SW) at 18kt
Visibility
10km or more
Weather
Showers in the vicinity
Cloud
Few at 1,200ft, Few at 2,000ft
Temperature
12°C / 9°C dew
Humidity
82%
QNH
1005 hPa
TAF EGPB 151357Z 1515/1524 23017KT 9999 SCT025 TEMPO 1515/1524 24020G30KT 6000 SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 1515/1524 4000 +SHRA
- Thu 15:00Z to Fri 00:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 230° (SW) at 17kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,500ft
- Thu 15:00Z to Fri 00:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Wind 240° (WSW) at 20kt, gusting 30kt
- Visibility 6 km
- Rain showers
- Thu 15:00Z to Fri 00:00Z30% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Heavy rain showers
Sunrise
06:44Z
Sunset
16:59Z
Daylight
10h 15m
Pressure alt
268 ft
Density alt
-28 ft
Can I fly from Sumburgh 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 Sumburgh Airport (EGPB) issue a METAR?
Yes. Sumburgh 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.