EGWE · RAF Henlow

METAR & TAF for RAF Henlow

Live aviation weather for EGWE, decoded in plain English. Elevation 206ft, runways 02/20, 09L/27R, 09R/27L, 13/31.

RAF Henlow does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is London Luton Airport (EGGW), 9nm SSW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at RAF Henlow.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGGW 311350Z 28016KT 9999 SCT038CB SCT048 21/12 Q1013

Observed just now

Wind

280° (W) at 16kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Scattered at 3,800ft, Scattered at 4,800ft

Temperature

21°C / 12°C dew

Humidity

56%

QNH

1013 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 3h 5m ago

TAF EGGW 311054Z 3112/0112 28013KT 9999 SCT030
PROB30
TEMPO 3112/3118 29016G26KT 5000 SHRA

Mon 12:00Z to Tue 12:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 280° (W) at 13kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 3,000ft

Mon 12:00Z to Mon 18:00Z30% temporary

MVFR

Wind 290° (WNW) at 16kt, gusting 26kt
Visibility 5 km
Rain showers

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

05:12Z

Sunset

18:53Z

Daylight

13h 42m

Pressure alt

214 ft

Density alt

985 ft

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Can I fly from RAF Henlow 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 Henlow (EGWE) issue a METAR?

No. RAF Henlow does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is London Luton Airport (EGGW), about 9nm SSW, 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.