METAR & TAF for Benbecula Airport
Live aviation weather for EGPL, decoded in plain English. Elevation 19ft, runways 06/24, 17/35.
METAR EGPL 140750Z 17030KT 9999 -DZRA SCT009 BKN015 13/12 Q1005
Observed 16 min ago
Wind
170° (S) at 30kt
Visibility
10km or more
Weather
Light drizzle, light rain
Cloud
Scattered at 900ft, Broken at 1,500ft
Temperature
13°C / 12°C dew
Humidity
94%
QNH
1005 hPa
TAF AMD EGPL 140605Z 1406/1415 20025G35KT 9999 SCT012 BKN020 BECMG 1406/1409 20030G45KT TEMPO 1406/1410 8000 -RA BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 1406/1415 BKN006 TEMPO 1410/1415 21035G55KT 6000 RA BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 1414/1415 4000 +RA
- Wed 06:00Z to Wed 15:00ZPrevailingMVFR
- Wind 200° (SSW) at 25kt, gusting 35kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 1,200ft, broken at 2,000ft
- Wed 06:00Z to Wed 15:00ZBecomingMVFR
- Wind 200° (SSW) at 30kt, gusting 45kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 1,200ft, broken at 2,000ft
- Wed 06:00Z to Wed 10:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Visibility 8 km
- Light rain
- Cloud: broken at 1,200ft
- Wed 06:00Z to Wed 15:00Z30% temporaryIFR
- Cloud: broken at 600ft
- Wed 10:00Z to Wed 15:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Wind 210° (SSW) at 35kt, gusting 55kt
- Visibility 6 km
- Rain
- Cloud: broken at 1,200ft
- Wed 14:00Z to Wed 15:00Z30% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Heavy rain
Sunrise
07:01Z
Sunset
17:31Z
Daylight
10h 30m
Pressure alt
267 ft
Density alt
90 ft
Common questions
Does Benbecula Airport (EGPL) issue a METAR?
Yes. Benbecula 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.