EGPS · Longside Airfield

METAR & TAF for Longside Airfield

Live aviation weather for EGPS, decoded in plain English. Elevation 150ft, runways 10/28.

Longside Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Aberdeen International Airport (EGPD), 22nm SSW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Longside Airfield.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGPD 141850Z 19028G40KT 9999 SCT032 15/11 Q1007

Observed 2 min ago

Wind

190° (S) at 28kt, gusting 40kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Scattered at 3,200ft

Temperature

15°C / 11°C dew

Humidity

77%

QNH

1007 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 2h 8m ago

TAF EGPD 141654Z 1418/1518 18015G28KT 9999 FEW040
TEMPO 1418/1506 8000 -RA BKN012
TEMPO 1418/1421 20025G38KT
BECMG 1423/1502 VRB04KT
PROB30
TEMPO 1500/1505 4000 +RA RADZ BKN008
PROB30
TEMPO 1511/1512 8000 -RA

Wed 18:00Z to Wed 23:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 180° (S) at 15kt, gusting 28kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 4,000ft

Wed 18:00Z to Thu 06:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 8 km
Light rain
Cloud: broken at 1,200ft

Wed 18:00Z to Wed 21:00ZTemporary

VFR

Wind 200° (SSW) at 25kt, gusting 38kt

Wed 23:00Z to Thu 18:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind variable at 4kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 4,000ft

Thu 00:00Z to Thu 05:00Z30% temporary

IFR

Visibility 4000 m
Heavy rain, rain, drizzle
Cloud: broken at 800ft

Thu 11:00Z to Thu 12:00Z30% temporary

MVFR

Visibility 8 km
Light rain

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:39Z

Sunset

17:09Z

Daylight

10h 30m

Pressure alt

338 ft

Density alt

418 ft

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Can I fly from Longside Airfield 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 Longside Airfield (EGPS) issue a METAR?

No. Longside Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Aberdeen International Airport (EGPD), about 22nm SSW, 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.