Does RAF Fairford (EGVA) have a METAR?

Yes. RAF Fairford (EGVA) issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day.

EGVA · RAF Fairford

METAR & TAF for RAF Fairford

Live aviation weather for EGVA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 286ft, runways 09/27.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGVA 140755Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 CLR 08/07 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP282 T00800071 $

Observed 19 min ago

Wind

Calm

Visibility

10km or more

Temperature

8°C / 7.1°C dew

Humidity

94%

QNH

1028 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 3h 19m ago

TAF EGVA 140500Z 1405/1511 21006KT 9999 FEW010 BKN030 QNH3036INS
TEMPO 1405/1406 6000 BR
BECMG 1408/1409 20010G15KT 9999 SCT015 BKN200 QNH3036INS
BECMG 1411/1412 21015G25KT 9999 BKN030 QNH3032INS
BECMG 1418/1419 20010G20KT 9999 SCT020 QNH3025INS
BECMG 1501/1502 20010G20KT 9999 BKN010 QNH3016INS
BECMG 1510/1511 20015G30KT 9999 BKN010 520006 QNH3010INS TX18/1413Z TN10/1405Z

Wed 05:00Z to Wed 08:00ZPrevailing

MVFR

Wind 210° (SSW) at 6kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 1,000ft, broken at 3,000ft

Wed 05:00Z to Wed 06:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 6 km
Mist

Wed 08:00Z to Wed 11:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 200° (SSW) at 10kt, gusting 15kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 1,500ft, broken at 20,000ft

Wed 11:00Z to Wed 18:00ZBecoming

MVFR

Wind 210° (SSW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: broken at 3,000ft

Wed 18:00Z to Thu 01:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 200° (SSW) at 10kt, gusting 20kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft

Thu 01:00Z to Thu 10:00ZBecoming

MVFR

Wind 200° (SSW) at 10kt, gusting 20kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: broken at 1,000ft

Thu 10:00Z to Thu 11:00ZBecoming

MVFR

Wind 200° (SSW) at 15kt, gusting 30kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: broken at 1,000ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:30Z

Sunset

17:18Z

Daylight

10h 48m

Pressure alt

-156 ft

Density alt

-1,033 ft

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Can I fly from RAF Fairford 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 RAF Fairford (EGVA) issue a METAR?

Yes. RAF Fairford 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.