EGWE · RAF Henlow

METAR & TAF for RAF Henlow

Live aviation weather for EGWE, decoded in plain English. Elevation 206ft, runways 02/20, 09L/27R, 09R/27L, 13/31.

RAF Henlow does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is London Luton Airport (EGGW), 9nm SSW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at RAF Henlow.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGGW 171120Z AUTO 33007KT 240V040 9999 NCD 23/13 Q1017

Observed 8 min ago

Wind

330° (NNW) at 7kt

Visibility

10km or more

Temperature

23°C / 13°C dew

Humidity

53%

QNH

1017 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 37 min ago

TAF EGGW 171051Z 1712/1812 02007KT 9999 FEW045
PROB30
TEMPO 1723/1808 8000 BKN010

Fri 12:00Z to Sat 12:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 020° (NNE) at 7kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 4,500ft

Fri 23:00Z to Sat 08:00Z30% temporary

MVFR

Visibility 8 km
Cloud: broken at 1,000ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

04:02Z

Sunset

20:14Z

Daylight

16h 12m

Pressure alt

94 ft

Density alt

1,076 ft

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Can I fly from RAF Henlow 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 Henlow (EGWE) issue a METAR?

No. RAF Henlow does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is London Luton Airport (EGGW), about 9nm SSW, 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.