METAR & TAF for London Stansted Airport
Live aviation weather for EGSS, decoded in plain English. Elevation 348ft, runways 04/22.
METAR EGSS 060020Z AUTO 26006KT 9999 NCD 15/10 Q1019
Observed 35 min ago
Wind
260° (W) at 6kt
Visibility
10km or more
Temperature
15°C / 10°C dew
Humidity
72%
QNH
1019 hPa
TAF EGSS 052251Z 0600/0706 28011KT 9999 FEW030 BECMG 0700/0703 VRB03KT
- Thu 00:00Z to Fri 00:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 280° (W) at 11kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,000ft
- Fri 00:00Z to Fri 06:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind variable at 3kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,000ft
Sunrise
04:29Z
Sunset
19:42Z
Daylight
15h 13m
Pressure alt
176 ft
Density alt
218 ft
Common questions
Does London Stansted Airport (EGSS) issue a METAR?
Yes. London Stansted 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.