METAR & TAF for RAF Fairford
Live aviation weather for EGVA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 286ft, runways 09/27.
METAR EGVA 060055Z AUTO 27004KT 9999 CLR 14/11 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01410105
Observed 24 min ago
Wind
270° (W) at 4kt
Visibility
10km or more
Temperature
14.1°C / 10.5°C dew
Humidity
79%
QNH
1019 hPa
TAF EGVA 052200Z 0522/0704 27012KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3007INS BECMG 0608/0609 30010G20KT 9999 BKN050 QNH3021INS BECMG 0620/0621 VRB06KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3025INS TX21/0615Z TN12/0604Z
- Wed 22:00Z to Thu 08:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 270° (W) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 5,000ft
- Thu 08:00Z to Thu 20:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 300° (WNW) at 10kt, gusting 20kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: broken at 5,000ft
- Thu 20:00Z to Fri 04:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind variable at 6kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 5,000ft
Sunrise
04:38Z
Sunset
19:49Z
Daylight
15h 11m
Pressure alt
114 ft
Density alt
33 ft
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.