METAR & TAF for Manchester Airport
Live aviation weather for EGCC, decoded in plain English. Elevation 257ft, runways 05L/23R, 05R/23L.
METAR EGCC 171120Z 01005KT 300V070 9999 FEW030 22/12 Q1017
Observed 7 min ago
Wind
010° (N) at 5kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 3,000ft
Temperature
22°C / 12°C dew
Humidity
53%
QNH
1017 hPa
TAF EGCC 171057Z 1712/1818 03010KT 9999 FEW035 PROB30 1800/1809 8000 BECMG 1803/1806 VRB03KT BECMG 1812/1815 04010KT
- Fri 12:00Z to Sat 03:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 030° (NNE) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,500ft
- Sat 00:00Z to Sat 09:00Z30% probableMVFR
- Visibility 8 km
- Sat 03:00Z to Sat 12:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind variable at 3kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,500ft
- Sat 12:00Z to Sat 18:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 040° (NE) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,500ft
Sunrise
04:03Z
Sunset
20:29Z
Daylight
16h 26m
Pressure alt
145 ft
Density alt
1,019 ft
Can I fly from Manchester 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 Manchester Airport (EGCC) issue a METAR?
Yes. Manchester 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.