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.
METAR EGNX 210650Z 35005KT CAVOK 13/09 Q1013
Observed 1 min ago
Wind
350° (N) at 5kt
Visibility
CAVOK
Temperature
13°C / 9°C dew
Humidity
77%
QNH
1013 hPa
TAF EGNX 210457Z 2106/2206 36006KT 9999 FEW030 TEMPO 2114/2118 7000 SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 2118/2122 7000 SHRA
- Fri 06:00Z to Sat 06:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 360° (N) at 6kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,000ft
- Fri 14:00Z to Fri 18:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Visibility 7 km
- Rain showers
- Fri 18:00Z to Fri 22:00Z30% temporaryMVFR
- Visibility 7 km
- Rain showers
Sunrise
04:57Z
Sunset
19:20Z
Daylight
14h 23m
Pressure alt
477 ft
Density alt
350 ft
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.