METAR & TAF for Lydd London Ashford Airport
Live aviation weather for EGMD, decoded in plain English. Elevation 13ft, runways 03/21.
METAR EGMD 160220Z AUTO 27006KT 9999 FEW010/// BKN014/// BKN019/// 17/16 Q1018
Observed 32 min ago
Wind
270° (W) at 6kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 1,000ft, Broken at 1,400ft, Broken at 1,900ft
Temperature
17°C / 16°C dew
Humidity
94%
QNH
1018 hPa
TAF EGMD 160157Z 1603/1612 23011KT 9999 SCT020 TEMPO 1607/1612 7000 -RADZ BKN012 BECMG 1608/1610 33012KT PROB30 TEMPO 1608/1611 4000 RADZ BKN008
- Fri 03:00Z to Fri 08:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 230° (SW) at 11kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft
- Fri 07:00Z to Fri 12:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Visibility 7 km
- Light rain, light drizzle
- Cloud: broken at 1,200ft
- Fri 08:00Z to Fri 12:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 330° (NNW) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft
- Fri 08:00Z to Fri 11:00Z30% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Rain, drizzle
- Cloud: broken at 800ft
Sunrise
06:21Z
Sunset
17:04Z
Daylight
10h 43m
Pressure alt
-129 ft
Density alt
80 ft
Can I fly from Lydd London Ashford 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 Lydd London Ashford Airport (EGMD) issue a METAR?
Yes. Lydd London Ashford Airport 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.