Europe Aviation Weather Report for London Heathrow Airport (EGLL/LHR)
TAF, METAR and NOTAM reports Decoded for London Heathrow Airport at LL: UTC on the EGth
Runways Available 09L, 09R, 27L, 27R
Below are the latest METAR, TAF and NOTAM reports for London Heathrow 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. NOTAM data is updated between 0200z and 0400z daily.
Weather Decoded for London Heathrow Airport at LL: UTC on the EGth
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at London Heathrow Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 05:47 |
| Sunrise | 06:19 |
| Sunset | 17:16 |
| Evening Twilight | 17:48 |
Wind
Direction: North Easterly
Magnetic: 030°
Speed: 1kts (2mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 1800ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
No significant change to the conditions expected
Temperature
Temperature: 06°
Dewpoint: 06°
Pressure
QNH: 1033
RAW METAR and TAF data for London Heathrow Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EGLL 120250Z COR AUTO 03001KT 9999 BKN018 06/06 Q1033 NOSIG
METAR EGLL 120220Z COR AUTO VRB01KT 9000 BKN019 06/05 Q1033 NOSIG
METAR EGLL 120150Z COR AUTO 02001KT 8000 SCT019 06/05 Q1033 NOSIG
METAR EGLL 120120Z COR AUTO 01001KT 9999 SCT019 07/06 Q1033 NOSIG
| Runway 09 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 1 kts | 1 kts |
Wind favours runway 09 with a crosswind of 1 kts and a headwind of 1 kts
EGLL 112253Z 1200/1306 03002KT 9999 SCT020
TEMPO 1200/1209 5000 BR
PROB30 1201/1204 3000 MIFG
PROB30 1204/1208 0600 FG VV///
PROB30 TEMPO 1218/1224 BKN014
TEMPO 1300/1306 BKN012
PROB30 TEMPO 1302/1306 6000 BKN006
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.
NOTAMS
Notam data is still being synced for this airport, please check back later.
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 00:00-01:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 12th
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 12th
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 12th
Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 12th
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 12th
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Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 12th
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 12th
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 12th
Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 12th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 12th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 12th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 12th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 12th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 12th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 13th
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 13th
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 13th
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 13th
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 13th
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 13th
Temporary Conditions
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.
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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 London Heathrow Airport.
RAF Northolt (EGWU/NHT)
Runways Available 07, 25
Distance 6 Nautical Miles
RAF Northolt is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
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