Does Ramstein Air Base (ETAR) have a METAR?

Yes. Ramstein Air Base (ETAR) issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day.

ETAR · Ramstein Air Base

METAR & TAF for Ramstein Air Base

Live aviation weather for ETAR, decoded in plain English. Elevation 776ft, runways 08/26, 09/27.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR ETAR 282255Z AUTO 25003KT 9999 CLR 16/13 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01610132 402600144

Observed 1h 1m ago

Wind

250° (WSW) at 3kt

Visibility

10km or more

Temperature

16.1°C / 13.2°C dew

Humidity

83%

QNH

1015 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 6h 1m ago

TAF ETAR 281800Z 2818/2924 27010G20KT 9999 SCT070 BKN100 QNH2987INS
BECMG 2819/2820 24006KT 9999 SCT020 BKN120 QNH2994INS
BECMG 2901/2902 22003KT 9000 BR FEW012 BKN020 QNH2993INS
TEMPO 2903/2906 BKN012
BECMG 2909/2910 24010G20KT 9999 NSW BKN080 QNH2994INS
TEMPO 2917/2918 24010G25KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN025CB
BECMG 2918/2919 22009KT 9999 SCT080 QNH2994INS TX23/2914Z TN12/2904Z

Fri 18:00Z to Fri 19:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 270° (W) at 10kt, gusting 20kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 7,000ft, broken at 10,000ft

Fri 19:00Z to Sat 01:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 240° (WSW) at 6kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft, broken at 12,000ft

Sat 01:00Z to Sat 09:00ZBecoming

MVFR

Wind 220° (SW) at 3kt
Visibility 9 km
Mist
Cloud: few at 1,200ft, broken at 2,000ft

Sat 03:00Z to Sat 06:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Cloud: broken at 1,200ft

Sat 09:00Z to Sat 18:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 240° (WSW) at 10kt, gusting 20kt
Visibility 10 km or more
NSW
Cloud: broken at 8,000ft

Sat 17:00Z to Sat 18:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Wind 240° (WSW) at 10kt, gusting 25kt
Visibility 8 km
Light rain showers, thunderstorm in the vicinity
Cloud: broken at 2,500ft

Sat 18:00Z to Sun 00:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 220° (SW) at 9kt
Visibility 10 km or more
NSW
Cloud: scattered at 8,000ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

04:42Z

Sunset

18:22Z

Daylight

13h 40m

Pressure alt

724 ft

Density alt

1,028 ft

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Can I fly from Ramstein Air Base 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 Ramstein Air Base (ETAR) issue a METAR?

Yes. Ramstein Air Base 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.