EGBG · Leicester Airport

METAR & TAF for Leicester Airport

Live aviation weather for EGBG, decoded in plain English. Elevation 469ft, runways 04/22, 06/24, 10/28, 15/33, 16/34.

Leicester Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is East Midlands Airport (EGNX), 17nm NW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Leicester Airport.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGNX 171120Z 33007KT 280V040 9999 SCT026 21/12 Q1017

Observed 10 min ago

Wind

330° (NNW) at 7kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Scattered at 2,600ft

Temperature

21°C / 12°C dew

Humidity

56%

QNH

1017 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 36 min ago

TAF EGNX 171054Z 1712/1812 05007KT 9999 SCT025
PROB30 1803/1806 9000

Fri 12:00Z to Sat 12:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 050° (NE) at 7kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 2,500ft

Sat 03:00Z to Sat 06:00Z30% probable

VFR

Visibility 9 km

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

04:02Z

Sunset

20:20Z

Daylight

16h 18m

Pressure alt

357 ft

Density alt

1,162 ft

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Can I fly from Leicester 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 Leicester Airport (EGBG) issue a METAR?

No. Leicester Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is East Midlands Airport (EGNX), about 17nm NW, 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.