METAR & TAF for Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport
Live aviation weather for LFAT, decoded in plain English. Elevation 36ft, runways 13/31.
METAR LFAT 160800Z AUTO 16003KT 9999 FEW020 BKN049 OVC070 14/14 Q1019 TEMPO SCT006 BKN012 BECMG 25012KT
Observed 22 min ago
Wind
160° (SSE) at 3kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 2,000ft, Broken at 4,900ft, Overcast at 7,000ft
Temperature
14°C / 14°C dew
Humidity
100%
QNH
1019 hPa
TAF LFAT 160800Z 1609/1618 25012KT 9999 BKN020 BKN030 TEMPO 1609/1610 BKN012 TEMPO 1610/1612 25018G30KT 3500 RADZ BKN008 BKN012 PROB40 TEMPO 1611/1612 2000 DZRA BKN005 FM161200 34015G25KT 9999 BKN018 TEMPO 1612/1615 4000 SHRA SCT009 BKN012 FM161700 35012KT 9999 SCT040
- Fri 09:00Z to Fri 12:00ZPrevailingMVFR
- Wind 250° (WSW) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: broken at 2,000ft, broken at 3,000ft
- Fri 09:00Z to Fri 10:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Cloud: broken at 1,200ft
- Fri 10:00Z to Fri 12:00ZTemporaryIFR
- Wind 250° (WSW) at 18kt, gusting 30kt
- Visibility 3500 m
- Rain, drizzle
- Cloud: broken at 800ft, broken at 1,200ft
- Fri 11:00Z to Fri 12:00Z40% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 2000 m
- Drizzle, rain
- Cloud: broken at 500ft
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 17:00ZFromMVFR
- Wind 340° (NNW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: broken at 1,800ft
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 15:00ZTemporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Rain showers
- Cloud: scattered at 900ft, broken at 1,200ft
- Fri 17:00Z to Fri 18:00ZFromVFR
- Wind 350° (N) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 4,000ft
Sunrise
06:18Z
Sunset
17:02Z
Daylight
10h 44m
Pressure alt
-136 ft
Density alt
-288 ft
Common questions
Does Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport (LFAT) issue a METAR?
Yes. Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport 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.