METAR & TAF for Newtownards Airport
Live aviation weather for EGAD, decoded in plain English. Elevation 9ft, runways 03/21, 08/26, 15/33.
Newtownards Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is George Best Belfast City Airport (EGAC), 7nm WNW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Newtownards Airport.
METAR EGAC 210650Z AUTO 35007KT 320V020 9999 NCD 12/09 Q1015
Observed 1 min ago
Wind
350° (N) at 7kt
Visibility
10km or more
Temperature
12°C / 9°C dew
Humidity
82%
QNH
1015 hPa
TAF EGAC 210555Z 2106/2115 35006KT 9999 FEW030 PROB30 TEMPO 2106/2112 9000 -SHRA BKN014 PROB40 TEMPO 2112/2115 6000 SHRA
- Fri 06:00Z to Fri 15:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 350° (N) at 6kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,000ft
- Fri 06:00Z to Fri 12:00Z30% temporaryMVFR
- Visibility 9 km
- Light rain showers
- Cloud: broken at 1,400ft
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 15:00Z40% temporaryMVFR
- Visibility 6 km
- Rain showers
Sunrise
05:10Z
Sunset
19:44Z
Daylight
14h 34m
Pressure alt
-43 ft
Density alt
-413 ft
Can I fly from Newtownards Airport 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 Newtownards Airport (EGAD) issue a METAR?
No. Newtownards Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is George Best Belfast City Airport (EGAC), about 7nm WNW, 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.