METAR & TAF for RAF Akrotiri
Live aviation weather for LCRA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 76ft, runways 10/28.
METAR LCRA 151520Z 23005KT 9999 FEW024TCU SCT030 22/17 Q1011 NOSIG
Observed 33 min ago
Wind
230° (SW) at 5kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 2,400ft, Scattered at 3,000ft
Temperature
22°C / 17°C dew
Humidity
73%
QNH
1011 hPa
TAF LCRA 151318Z 1515/1609 25008KT 9999 FEW030 PROB30 TEMPO 1515/1521 7000 SHRA SCT030TCU
- Thu 15:00Z to Fri 09:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 250° (WSW) at 8kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,000ft
- Thu 15:00Z to Thu 21:00Z30% temporaryMVFR
- Visibility 7 km
- Rain showers
- Cloud: scattered at 3,000ft
Sunrise
03:54Z
Sunset
15:15Z
Daylight
11h 21m
Pressure alt
144 ft
Density alt
1,018 ft
Common questions
Does RAF Akrotiri (LCRA) issue a METAR?
Yes. RAF Akrotiri 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.