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 141420Z 22017KT 9999 FEW033 SCT043 17/10 Q1023

Observed 16 min ago

Wind

220° (SW) at 17kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 3,300ft, Scattered at 4,300ft

Temperature

17°C / 10°C dew

Humidity

63%

QNH

1023 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 3h 40m ago

TAF EGNX 141056Z 1412/1512 20013KT 9999 FEW020
PROB40
TEMPO 1412/1509 22018G28KT
PROB40
TEMPO 1503/1509 BKN009
TEMPO 1509/1512 22020G30KT

Wed 12:00Z to Thu 12:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 200° (SSW) at 13kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 2,000ft

Wed 12:00Z to Thu 09:00Z40% temporary

VFR

Wind 220° (SW) at 18kt, gusting 28kt

Thu 03:00Z to Thu 09:00Z40% temporary

IFR

Cloud: broken at 900ft

Thu 09:00Z to Thu 12:00ZTemporary

VFR

Wind 220° (SW) at 20kt, gusting 30kt

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:28Z

Sunset

17:14Z

Daylight

10h 46m

Pressure alt

177 ft

Density alt

459 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.