METAR & TAF for Lerwick / Tingwall Airport
Live aviation weather for EGET, decoded in plain English. Elevation 43ft, runways 02/20.
Lerwick / Tingwall Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Sumburgh Airport (EGPB), 19nm S. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Lerwick / Tingwall Airport.
METAR EGPB 052220Z AUTO 01015KT 9999 OVC014/// 12/10 Q1006
Observed 22 min ago
Wind
010° (N) at 15kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Overcast at 1,400ft
Temperature
12°C / 10°C dew
Humidity
88%
QNH
1006 hPa
TAF EGPB 051958Z 0521/0606 36019KT 9999 SCT010 TEMPO 0521/0603 6000 -RADZ BKN008
- Wed 21:00Z to Thu 06:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 360° (N) at 19kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 1,000ft
- Wed 21:00Z to Thu 03:00ZTemporaryIFR
- Visibility 6 km
- Light rain, light drizzle
- Cloud: broken at 800ft
Sunrise
03:54Z
Sunset
20:29Z
Daylight
16h 35m
Pressure alt
261 ft
Density alt
-37 ft
Can I fly from Lerwick / Tingwall 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 Lerwick / Tingwall Airport (EGET) issue a METAR?
No. Lerwick / Tingwall Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Sumburgh Airport (EGPB), about 19nm S, 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.