METAR & TAF for Elmsett Airfield
Live aviation weather for EGST, decoded in plain English. Elevation 246ft, runways 05/23.
Elmsett Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Wattisham Airfield (EGUW), 3nm NNW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Elmsett Airfield.
METAR EGUW 151520Z 24011KT 9999 FEW033 BKN044 20/13 Q1018 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
Observed 33 min ago
Wind
240° (WSW) at 11kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 3,300ft, Broken at 4,400ft
Temperature
20°C / 13°C dew
Humidity
64%
QNH
1018 hPa
TAF EGUW 151325Z 1515/1521 22010KT 9999 SCT035
- Thu 15:00Z to Thu 21:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 220° (SW) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 3,500ft
Sunrise
06:21Z
Sunset
17:04Z
Daylight
10h 43m
Pressure alt
104 ft
Density alt
729 ft
Can I fly from Elmsett Airfield 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 Elmsett Airfield (EGST) issue a METAR?
No. Elmsett Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Wattisham Airfield (EGUW), about 3nm NNW, shown above as the best proxy.
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.