METAR & TAF for London Stansted Airport
Live aviation weather for EGSS, decoded in plain English. Elevation 348ft, runways 04/22.
METAR EGSS 140750Z AUTO 21006KT 8000 NCD 11/10 Q1029
Observed 18 min ago
Wind
210° (SSW) at 6kt
Visibility
8km
Temperature
11°C / 10°C dew
Humidity
94%
QNH
1029 hPa
TAF EGSS 140500Z 1406/1512 20004KT 9999 FEW035 PROB30 1406/1408 4000 BR BECMG 1411/1414 20014KT PROB30 1504/1506 8000 -RA BKN014 PROB40 TEMPO 1506/1512 6000 -RADZ BKN009
- Wed 06:00Z to Wed 11:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 200° (SSW) at 4kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,500ft
- Wed 06:00Z to Wed 08:00Z30% probableIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Mist
- Wed 11:00Z to Thu 12:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 200° (SSW) at 14kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,500ft
- Thu 04:00Z to Thu 06:00Z30% probableMVFR
- Visibility 8 km
- Light rain
- Cloud: broken at 1,400ft
- Thu 06:00Z to Thu 12:00Z40% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 6 km
- Light rain, light drizzle
- Cloud: broken at 900ft
Sunrise
06:22Z
Sunset
17:10Z
Daylight
10h 48m
Pressure alt
-124 ft
Density alt
-633 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.