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EGEW · Westray Airport

METAR & TAF for Westray Airport

Live aviation weather for EGEW, decoded in plain English. Elevation 29ft, runways 01/19, 09/27, 13/31.

Westray Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Kirkwall Airport (EGPA), 24nm S. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Westray Airport.

Live METARVFR conditions
METAR EGPA 141420Z 19025G36KT CAVOK 14/10 Q1001

Observed 16 min ago

Wind

190° (S) at 25kt, gusting 36kt

Visibility

CAVOK

Temperature

14°C / 10°C dew

Humidity

77%

QNH

1001 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 39 min ago
TAF EGPA 141357Z 1415/1424 18022G35KT 9999 FEW045
TEMPO 1415/1421 6000 RA BKN014
TEMPO 1415/1419 19028G45KT
PROB30
TEMPO 1417/1421 3000 +RA
BECMG 1418/1421 24012KT
TEMPO 1421/1424 23015G25KT
  1. Wed 15:00Z to Wed 18:00ZPrevailing
    VFR
    • Wind 180° (S) at 22kt, gusting 35kt
    • Visibility 10 km or more
    • Cloud: few at 4,500ft
  2. Wed 15:00Z to Wed 21:00ZTemporary
    MVFR
    • Visibility 6 km
    • Rain
    • Cloud: broken at 1,400ft
  3. Wed 15:00Z to Wed 19:00ZTemporary
    VFR
    • Wind 190° (S) at 28kt, gusting 45kt
  4. Wed 17:00Z to Wed 21:00Z30% temporary
    IFR
    • Visibility 3000 m
    • Heavy rain
  5. Wed 18:00Z to Thu 00:00ZBecoming
    VFR
    • Wind 240° (WSW) at 12kt
    • Visibility 10 km or more
    • Cloud: few at 4,500ft
  6. Wed 21:00Z to Thu 00:00ZTemporary
    VFR
    • Wind 230° (SW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt
Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:47Z

Sunset

17:10Z

Daylight

10h 23m

Pressure alt

397 ft

Density alt

371 ft

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Can I fly from Westray 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.

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Common questions

Does Westray Airport (EGEW) issue a METAR?

No. Westray Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Kirkwall Airport (EGPA), about 24nm 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.