Europe Aviation Weather Report for Southampton Airport (EGHI/SOU)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Southampton Airport at 14:50 UTC on the 17th
Runways Available 02, 20
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Southampton Airport, as well as details for the nearest alternates.
The warning and threat levels in the METAR and TAF reports are currently being displayed for an airliner operating as a multi crew, CAT2/3 capable IFR flight, if you wish to change these thresholds to be more suitable for general aviation aircraft operating single crew VFR then use this drop down to select general aviation
METAR data is updated on the hour and half hour, TAF data is updated every few hours inline with its publication schedule.
Weather Decoded for Southampton Airport at 14:50 UTC on the 17th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Southampton Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 05:41 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:14 |
| Evening Twilight | 18:45 |
Wind
Direction: South Easterly
Magnetic: 150°
Variation: 120-190°
Speed: 11kts (17mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 2500ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 13°
Dewpoint: 08°
Pressure
QNH: 1014
RAW METAR and TAF data for Southampton Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EGHI 171450Z 15011KT 120V190 9999 FEW025 13/08 Q1014
METAR EGHI 171420Z 15011KT 120V180 9999 FEW025 13/07 Q1014
METAR EGHI 171350Z 18009KT 140V210 9999 FEW025 13/07 Q1015
METAR EGHI 171250Z 20013KT 9999 SCT023 13/08 Q1015
| Runway 20 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 8 kts |
Wind favours runway 20 with a crosswind of 8 kts and a headwind of 7 kts
EGHI 171358Z 1715/1724 16008KT 9999 FEW025
PROB30 1723/1724 5000 BR MIFG
Not sure of an abbreviation in the TAF or just looking for a quick refresher on how to decode a TAF, check out our TAF decode guide.
Both the latest METAR and TAF are decoded into plain text with hour by hour synopsis in the expanded decoded weather tab.
The nearest 4 alternate airport's weather is also avaiable via the Alternates tab.
The following is the forecast presented in hour segments from the most recently published TAF above.
Notes for using the following -
1) BECMG (becoming) assumes the change will occur at the end of the period listed, e.g. BECMG xx10/xx12, the new conditions will be present from 12 noon.
2) PROB30 are listed as Low Probability Temporary Conditions with PROB40 being listed as High Probability Temporary Conditions.
3) TEMPO are listed as Temporary Conditions, these conditions will be present for 50% of the time period.
4) All times are in UTC (zulu).
Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 17th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
* Although every effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these decode, the raw metar and TAF from above must be used for flight planning purposes.
** These decode are designed for civilian airports only, military decodes will most likely contain omissions or errors.
Planning a flight to or from Southampton Airport?
You can check weather data for your entire route using our route search tool.
Below are the nearest 4 airports (potentially including general aviation or airports with runways shorter than 1600M, as well as military airports) from our database that may also be useful for your planning purposes, sorted in distance from Southampton Airport.
AAC Middle Wallop Airfield (EGVP/)
Runways Available 08, 17, 26, 35
Distance 16 Nautical Miles
AAC Middle Wallop Airfield is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
Clich here to see the full details for AAC Middle Wallop Airfield
| Runway 17 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 16 kts | 0 kts |
Bournemouth Airport (EGHH/BOH)
Runways Available 08, 26
Distance 24 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Bournemouth Airport
| Runway 08 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 5 kts | 9 kts |
RAF Odiham (EGVO/ODH)
Runways Available 09, 27
Distance 27 Nautical Miles
RAF Odiham is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
Clich here to see the full details for RAF Odiham
| Runway 09 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 2 kts | 14 kts |
Farnborough Airport (EGLF/FAB)
Runways Available 06, 24
Distance 34 Nautical Miles
Farnborough Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M
Clich here to see the full details for Farnborough Airport
| Runway 24 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 2 kts | 11 kts |
Spotted an error with any of the airport information stored in our database?
Please let us know via the contact form.