METAR & TAF for Colonsay Airstrip
Live aviation weather for EGEY, decoded in plain English. Elevation 44ft, runways 11/29.
Colonsay Airstrip does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Islay Airport (EGPI), 23nm S. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Colonsay Airstrip.
METAR EGPI 052220Z AUTO 32019KT 6000 -RA OVC020/// 12/11 Q1015
Observed 25 min ago
Wind
320° (NW) at 19kt
Visibility
6km
Weather
Light rain
Cloud
Overcast at 2,000ft
Temperature
12°C / 11°C dew
Humidity
94%
QNH
1015 hPa
TAF EGPI 051402Z 0515/0518 32018G30KT 9999 SCT008 TEMPO 0515/0518 5000 RA SHRA BKN010
- Wed 15:00Z to Wed 18:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 320° (NW) at 18kt, gusting 30kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 800ft
- Wed 15:00Z to Wed 18:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Visibility 5 km
- Rain, rain showers
- Cloud: broken at 1,000ft
Sunrise
04:37Z
Sunset
20:27Z
Daylight
15h 50m
Pressure alt
-8 ft
Density alt
-370 ft
Can I fly from Colonsay Airstrip 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 Colonsay Airstrip (EGEY) issue a METAR?
No. Colonsay Airstrip does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Islay Airport (EGPI), about 23nm 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.