METAR & TAF for London Stansted Airport
Live aviation weather for EGSS, decoded in plain English. Elevation 348ft, runways 04/22.
METAR EGSS 171120Z 31004KT 240V040 CAVOK 23/12 Q1017
Observed 9 min ago
Wind
310° (NW) at 4kt
Visibility
CAVOK
Temperature
23°C / 12°C dew
Humidity
50%
QNH
1017 hPa
TAF EGSS 171051Z 1712/1818 01008KT 9999 FEW045 PROB30 TEMPO 1723/1808 7000 BKN011
- Fri 12:00Z to Sat 18:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 010° (N) at 8kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 4,500ft
- Fri 23:00Z to Sat 08:00Z30% temporaryMVFR
- Visibility 7 km
- Cloud: broken at 1,100ft
Sunrise
04:00Z
Sunset
20:11Z
Daylight
16h 11m
Pressure alt
236 ft
Density alt
1,252 ft
Common questions
Does London Stansted Airport (EGSS) issue a METAR?
Yes. London Stansted 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.