EGSX · North Weald Airfield

METAR & TAF for North Weald Airfield

Live aviation weather for EGSX, decoded in plain English. Elevation 321ft, runways 02/20.

North Weald Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is London Stansted Airport (EGSS), 10nm NNE. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at North Weald Airfield.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGSS 151550Z AUTO 21012KT 9999 BKN041 20/14 Q1019

Observed just now

Wind

210° (SSW) at 12kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Broken at 4,100ft

Temperature

20°C / 14°C dew

Humidity

68%

QNH

1019 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 5h 1m ago

TAF EGSS 151054Z 1512/1618 19009KT 9999 SCT020
PROB40
TEMPO 1512/1516 22015G25KT
PROB30
TEMPO 1518/1601 BKN009
TEMPO 1601/1609 8000 -RA BKN012
PROB30
TEMPO 1603/1608 4000 DZRA SCT005 BKN007
BECMG 1605/1608 33010KT
PROB30
TEMPO 1609/1610 BKN010
PROB30
TEMPO 1612/1616 8000 -SHRA

Thu 12:00Z to Fri 05:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 190° (S) at 9kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft

Thu 12:00Z to Thu 16:00Z40% temporary

VFR

Wind 220° (SW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt

Thu 18:00Z to Fri 01:00Z30% temporary

IFR

Cloud: broken at 900ft

Fri 01:00Z to Fri 09:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 8 km
Light rain
Cloud: broken at 1,200ft

Fri 03:00Z to Fri 08:00Z30% temporary

IFR

Visibility 4000 m
Drizzle, rain
Cloud: scattered at 500ft, broken at 700ft

Fri 05:00Z to Fri 18:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 330° (NNW) at 10kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft

Fri 09:00Z to Fri 10:00Z30% temporary

MVFR

Cloud: broken at 1,000ft

Fri 12:00Z to Fri 16:00Z30% temporary

MVFR

Visibility 8 km
Light rain showers

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:24Z

Sunset

17:08Z

Daylight

10h 44m

Pressure alt

149 ft

Density alt

784 ft

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Can I fly from North Weald 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 North Weald Airfield (EGSX) issue a METAR?

No. North Weald Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is London Stansted Airport (EGSS), about 10nm NNE, 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.