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 METARMarginal VFR

METAR EGPA 052220Z AUTO 35022KT 9999 BKN013/// OVC023/// 12/10 Q1008

Observed 23 min ago

Wind

350° (N) at 22kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Broken at 1,300ft, Overcast at 2,300ft

Temperature

12°C / 10°C dew

Humidity

88%

QNH

1008 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 1h 44m ago

TAF AMD EGPA 052059Z 0521/0606 35015KT 9999 BKN012
TEMPO 0521/0524 5000 -RADZ BKN006
PROB40
TEMPO 0521/0524 36018G28KT
BECMG 0600/0603 SCT014
PROB40
TEMPO 0600/0603 6000 -SHRA BKN012

Wed 21:00Z to Thu 00:00ZPrevailing

MVFR

Wind 350° (N) at 15kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: broken at 1,200ft

Wed 21:00Z to Thu 00:00ZTemporary

IFR

Visibility 5 km
Light rain, light drizzle
Cloud: broken at 600ft

Wed 21:00Z to Thu 00:00Z40% temporary

VFR

Wind 360° (N) at 18kt, gusting 28kt

Thu 00:00Z to Thu 06:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 350° (N) at 15kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 1,400ft

Thu 00:00Z to Thu 03:00Z40% temporary

MVFR

Visibility 6 km
Light rain showers
Cloud: broken at 1,200ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

04:06Z

Sunset

20:31Z

Daylight

16h 25m

Pressure alt

187 ft

Density alt

-129 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.

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.