METAR & TAF for Sumburgh Airport
Live aviation weather for EGPB, decoded in plain English. Elevation 20ft, runways 06H/24H, 09/27, 15/33.
METAR EGPB 140750Z 18020KT CAVOK 12/08 Q1011
Observed 15 min ago
Wind
180° (S) at 20kt
Visibility
CAVOK
Temperature
12°C / 8°C dew
Humidity
77%
QNH
1011 hPa
TAF EGPB 140454Z 1406/1415 22022KT 9999 SCT020 BECMG 1406/1409 18025G35KT PROB30 TEMPO 1407/1415 8000 -RA BECMG 1409/1412 18035G48KT
- Wed 06:00Z to Wed 15:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 220° (SW) at 22kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft
- Wed 06:00Z to Wed 09:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 180° (S) at 25kt, gusting 35kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft
- Wed 07:00Z to Wed 15:00Z30% temporaryMVFR
- Visibility 8 km
- Light rain
- Wed 09:00Z to Wed 15:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 180° (S) at 35kt, gusting 48kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft
Sunrise
06:42Z
Sunset
17:02Z
Daylight
10h 20m
Pressure alt
88 ft
Density alt
-251 ft
Can I fly from Sumburgh 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 Sumburgh Airport (EGPB) issue a METAR?
Yes. Sumburgh 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.