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 141420Z 19015KT 9999 FEW025 SCT032 BKN150 17/11 Q1022 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
Observed 16 min ago
Wind
190° (S) at 15kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 2,500ft, Scattered at 3,200ft, Broken at 15,000ft
Temperature
17°C / 11°C dew
Humidity
68%
QNH
1022 hPa
TAF EGOS 141339Z 1415/1418 20012KT 9999 SCT035 PROB30 TEMPO 1415/1417 22015G25KT
- Wed 15:00Z to Wed 18:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 200° (SSW) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 3,500ft
- Wed 15:00Z to Wed 17:00Z30% temporaryVFR
- Wind 220° (SW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt
Sunrise
06:37Z
Sunset
17:22Z
Daylight
10h 45m
Pressure alt
-29 ft
Density alt
204 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.