EGSX · North Weald Airfield

METAR & TAF for North Weald Airfield

Live aviation weather for EGSX, decoded in plain English. Elevation 321ft, runways 02/20.

North Weald Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is London Stansted Airport (EGSS), 10nm NNE. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at North Weald Airfield.

Live METAR

METAR EGSS 201520Z AUTO 24019KT 8000 -RA //////CB 21/11 Q1005

Observed 34 min ago

Wind

240° (WSW) at 19kt

Visibility

8km

Weather

Light rain

Temperature

21°C / 11°C dew

Humidity

53%

QNH

1005 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 21 min ago

TAF AMD EGSS 201533Z 2015/2118 25012KT 9999 SCT035
TEMPO 2015/2021 7000 SHRA
TEMPO 2015/2017 25015G25KT
PROB30
TEMPO 2015/2021 3500 +TSRAGS
BECMG 2016/2019 35008KT
PROB30
TEMPO 2016/2023 BKN014
PROB30
TEMPO 2114/2118 7000 SHRA

Thu 15:00Z to Thu 16:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 250° (WSW) at 12kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 3,500ft

Thu 15:00Z to Thu 21:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 7 km
Rain showers

Thu 15:00Z to Thu 17:00ZTemporary

VFR

Wind 250° (WSW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt

Thu 15:00Z to Thu 21:00Z30% temporary

IFR

Visibility 3500 m
+TSRA, +TSGS

Thu 16:00Z to Fri 18:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 350° (N) at 8kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 3,500ft

Thu 16:00Z to Thu 23:00Z30% temporary

MVFR

Cloud: broken at 1,400ft

Fri 14:00Z to Fri 18:00Z30% temporary

MVFR

Visibility 7 km
Rain showers

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

04:53Z

Sunset

19:15Z

Daylight

14h 22m

Pressure alt

569 ft

Density alt

1,424 ft

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Can I fly from North Weald 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 North Weald Airfield (EGSX) issue a METAR?

No. North Weald Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is London Stansted Airport (EGSS), about 10nm NNE, 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.