METAR & TAF for Spangdahlem Air Base
Live aviation weather for ETAD, decoded in plain English. Elevation 1197ft, runways 05/23.
SPECI ETAD 311634Z AUTO 24012KT 9999 -DZ BKN044 20/13 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E DZB34 SLP140 $
Observed 29 min ago
Wind
240° (WSW) at 12kt
Visibility
10km or more
Weather
Light drizzle
Cloud
Broken at 4,400ft
Temperature
20°C / 13°C dew
Humidity
64%
QNH
1015 hPa
TAF AMD ETAD 311210Z 3112/0118 24015G25KT 9000 VCSH BKN030 QNH2993INS TEMPO 3112/3118 24020G30KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020CB BECMG 3119/3120 25010G20KT 9999 NSW SCT060 QNH3001INS BECMG 0102/0103 25006KT 5000 BR BKN020 QNH3008INS BECMG 0111/0112 26010G15KT 9999 NSW FEW020 BKN250 QNH3011INS TX20/3114Z TN12/0104Z
- Mon 12:00Z to Mon 19:00ZPrevailingMVFR
- Wind 240° (WSW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt
- Visibility 9 km
- Showers in the vicinity
- Cloud: broken at 3,000ft
- Mon 12:00Z to Mon 18:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Wind 240° (WSW) at 20kt, gusting 30kt
- Visibility 8 km
- Light rain showers
- Cloud: broken at 2,000ft
- Mon 19:00Z to Tue 02:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 250° (WSW) at 10kt, gusting 20kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: scattered at 6,000ft
- Tue 02:00Z to Tue 11:00ZBecomingMVFR
- Wind 250° (WSW) at 6kt
- Visibility 5 km
- Mist
- Cloud: broken at 2,000ft
- Tue 11:00Z to Tue 18:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 260° (W) at 10kt, gusting 15kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: few at 2,000ft, broken at 25,000ft
Sunrise
04:47Z
Sunset
18:22Z
Daylight
13h 35m
Pressure alt
1,145 ft
Density alt
2,017 ft
Common questions
Does Spangdahlem Air Base (ETAD) issue a METAR?
Yes. Spangdahlem Air Base 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.