METAR & TAF for Cornwall Airport Newquay
Live aviation weather for EGHQ, decoded in plain English. Elevation 390ft, runways 12/30.
METAR EGHQ 052250Z AUTO 29014KT 9999 FEW027/// 17/11 Q1022
Observed 19 min ago
Wind
290° (WNW) at 14kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 2,700ft
Temperature
17°C / 11°C dew
Humidity
68%
QNH
1022 hPa
TAF EGHQ 052253Z 0600/0609 30009KT 9999 SCT035 PROB30 TEMPO 0600/0609 9000 -SHRA
- Thu 00:00Z to Thu 09:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 300° (WNW) at 9kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 3,500ft
- Thu 00:00Z to Thu 09:00Z30% temporaryVFR
- Visibility 9 km
- Light rain showers
Sunrise
04:54Z
Sunset
20:00Z
Daylight
15h 6m
Pressure alt
128 ft
Density alt
398 ft
Common questions
Does Cornwall Airport Newquay (EGHQ) issue a METAR?
Yes. Cornwall Airport Newquay issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.
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.