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 171055Z 23006KT 9999 SCT070 BKN200 26/17 A2992 RMK AO2A SLP132 T02550174

Observed 27 min ago

Wind

230° (SW) at 6kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Scattered at 7,000ft, Broken at 20,000ft

Temperature

25.5°C / 17.4°C dew

Humidity

61%

QNH

1013 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 1h 27m ago

TAF ETAR 171000Z 1710/1816 26009KT 9999 BKN060 QNH2990INS
TEMPO 1710/1713 9000 -SHRA
BECMG 1713/1714 25010KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN060CB QNH2991INS
TEMPO 1714/1718 24010G20KT 5000 -TSRA BKN050CB
BECMG 1718/1719 24006KT 9999 NSW BKN090 QNH2991INS
TEMPO 1803/1806 5000 BR
BECMG 1811/1812 27010G15KT 9999 BKN070 QNH2995INS TX26/1713Z TN14/1803Z

Fri 10:00Z to Fri 13:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 260° (W) at 9kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: broken at 6,000ft

Fri 10:00Z to Fri 13:00ZTemporary

VFR

Visibility 9 km
Light rain showers

Fri 13:00Z to Fri 18:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 250° (WSW) at 10kt
Visibility 9 km
Light rain showers, thunderstorm in the vicinity
Cloud: broken at 6,000ft

Fri 14:00Z to Fri 18:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Wind 240° (WSW) at 10kt, gusting 20kt
Visibility 5 km
-TSRA
Cloud: broken at 5,000ft

Fri 18:00Z to Sat 11:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 240° (WSW) at 6kt
Visibility 10 km or more
NSW
Cloud: broken at 9,000ft

Sat 03:00Z to Sat 06:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 5 km
Mist

Sat 11:00Z to Sat 16:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 270° (W) at 10kt, gusting 15kt
Visibility 10 km or more
NSW
Cloud: broken at 7,000ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

03:42Z

Sunset

19:30Z

Daylight

15h 48m

Pressure alt

784 ft

Density alt

2,230 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.