METAR & TAF for Welshpool Airport
Live aviation weather for EGCW, decoded in plain English. Elevation 233ft, runways 04/22.
Welshpool Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is RAF Shawbury (EGOS), 20nm ENE. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Welshpool Airport.
METAR EGOS 052150Z 27006KT 9999 FEW030 BKN080 14/10 Q1017 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
Observed 10 min ago
Wind
270° (W) at 6kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 3,000ft, Broken at 8,000ft
Temperature
14°C / 10°C dew
Humidity
77%
QNH
1017 hPa
TAF EGOS 051915Z 0521/0602 26012KT 9999 SCT040
- Wed 21:00Z to Thu 02:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 260° (W) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 4,000ft
Sunrise
04:39Z
Sunset
20:00Z
Daylight
15h 22m
Pressure alt
121 ft
Density alt
30 ft
Can I fly from Welshpool 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 Welshpool Airport (EGCW) issue a METAR?
No. Welshpool Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is RAF Shawbury (EGOS), about 20nm ENE, 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.