METAR & TAF for Manchester Airport
Live aviation weather for EGCC, decoded in plain English. Elevation 257ft, runways 05L/23R, 05R/23L.
METAR EGCC 141420Z AUTO 20010KT 150V220 9999 SCT043 17/12 Q1022
Observed 16 min ago
Wind
200° (SSW) at 10kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Scattered at 4,300ft
Temperature
17°C / 12°C dew
Humidity
72%
QNH
1022 hPa
TAF EGCC 141059Z 1412/1518 19012KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030 PROB40 TEMPO 1412/1513 21018G28KT BECMG 1513/1516 29004KT TEMPO 1513/1518 6000 RA PROB30 TEMPO 1513/1518 4000 RADZ BKN006
- Wed 12:00Z to Thu 13:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 190° (S) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 2,000ft, scattered at 3,000ft
- Wed 12:00Z to Thu 13:00Z40% temporaryVFR
- Wind 210° (SSW) at 18kt, gusting 28kt
- Thu 13:00Z to Thu 18:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 290° (WNW) at 4kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 2,000ft, scattered at 3,000ft
- Thu 13:00Z to Thu 18:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Visibility 6 km
- Rain
- Thu 13:00Z to Thu 18:00Z30% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Rain, drizzle
- Cloud: broken at 600ft
Sunrise
06:34Z
Sunset
17:18Z
Daylight
10h 43m
Pressure alt
-5 ft
Density alt
234 ft
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.