METAR & TAF for Sleap Airfield
Live aviation weather for EGCV, decoded in plain English. Elevation 275ft, runways 05/23, 18/36.
Sleap Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is RAF Shawbury (EGOS), 4nm ESE. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Sleap Airfield.
METAR EGOS 171050Z 04004KT 9999 FEW042 ////// 23/13 Q1017 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
Observed 30 min ago
Wind
040° (NE) at 4kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 4,200ft
Temperature
23°C / 13°C dew
Humidity
53%
QNH
1017 hPa
TAF EGOS 171033Z 1712/1718 34010KT CAVOK
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 18:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 340° (NNW) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: no significant cloud
Sunrise
04:08Z
Sunset
20:28Z
Daylight
16h 20m
Pressure alt
163 ft
Density alt
1,162 ft
Can I fly from Sleap Airfield 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 Sleap Airfield (EGCV) issue a METAR?
No. Sleap Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is RAF Shawbury (EGOS), about 4nm ESE, 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.