METAR & TAF for RAF Lossiemouth
Live aviation weather for EGQS, decoded in plain English. Elevation 42ft, runways 05/23, 10/28.
METAR EGQS 171050Z 01007KT 9999 BKN028 15/10 Q1022 TEMPO BKN024 RMK BLU TEMPO WHT
Observed 28 min ago
Wind
010° (N) at 7kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Broken at 2,800ft
Temperature
15°C / 10°C dew
Humidity
72%
QNH
1022 hPa
TAF EGQS 171025Z 1712/1806 01010KT 9999 BKN025 TEMPO 1712/1715 SCT022 PROB30 TEMPO 1712/1714 5000 -DZ SCT014 BKN020 PROB40 TEMPO 1720/1806 SCT018
- Fri 12:00Z to Sat 06:00ZPrevailingMVFR
- Wind 010° (N) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: broken at 2,500ft
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 15:00ZTemporaryVFR
- Cloud: scattered at 2,200ft
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 14:00Z30% temporaryMVFR
- Visibility 5 km
- Light drizzle
- Cloud: scattered at 1,400ft, broken at 2,000ft
- Fri 20:00Z to Sat 06:00Z40% temporaryVFR
- Cloud: scattered at 1,800ft
Sunrise
03:40Z
Sunset
21:00Z
Daylight
17h 20m
Pressure alt
-220 ft
Density alt
-272 ft
Can I fly from RAF Lossiemouth 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 RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS) issue a METAR?
Yes. RAF Lossiemouth 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.