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EGQS · RAF Lossiemouth

METAR & TAF for RAF Lossiemouth

Live aviation weather for EGQS, decoded in plain English. Elevation 42ft, runways 05/23, 10/28.

Live METARMarginal VFR
METAR EGQS 191520Z 05011KT 9999 FEW014 BKN024 14/09 Q1002 TEMPO 7000 SHRA RMK WHT TEMPO WHT

Observed 19 min ago

Wind

050° (NE) at 11kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 1,400ft, Broken at 2,400ft

Temperature

14°C / 9°C dew

Humidity

72%

QNH

1002 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 1h 46m ago
TAF EGQS 191353Z 1915/2009 06014KT 9999 SCT025
TEMPO 1915/1916 4000 SHRA -RADZ SCT009
TEMPO 1916/2004 7000 SHRA SCT020
PROB30
TEMPO 1921/2004 4000 SHRA RADZ SCT014 BKN020
TEMPO 2004/2009 4000 SHRA RADZ BKN012
  1. Wed 15:00Z to Thu 09:00ZPrevailing
    VFR
    • Wind 060° (ENE) at 14kt
    • Visibility 10 km or more
    • Cloud: scattered at 2,500ft
  2. Wed 15:00Z to Wed 16:00ZTemporary
    IFR
    • Visibility 4000 m
    • Rain showers, light rain, light drizzle
    • Cloud: scattered at 900ft
  3. Wed 16:00Z to Thu 04:00ZTemporary
    MVFR
    • Visibility 7 km
    • Rain showers
    • Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft
  4. Wed 21:00Z to Thu 04:00Z30% temporary
    IFR
    • Visibility 4000 m
    • Rain showers, rain, drizzle
    • Cloud: scattered at 1,400ft, broken at 2,000ft
  5. Thu 04:00Z to Thu 09:00ZTemporary
    IFR
    • Visibility 4000 m
    • Rain showers, rain, drizzle
    • Cloud: broken at 1,200ft
Daylight & performance

Sunrise

04:47Z

Sunset

19:49Z

Daylight

15h 3m

Pressure alt

380 ft

Density alt

350 ft

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Can I fly from RAF Lossiemouth 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.

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Common questions

Does RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS) issue a METAR?

Yes. RAF Lossiemouth 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.