Europe Aviation Weather Report for Southend Airport (EGMC/SEN)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Southend Airport at 13:20 UTC on the 17th
Runways Available 05, 23
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Southend 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 Southend Airport at 13:20 UTC on the 17th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Southend Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 05:33 |
| Sunrise | 06:04 |
| Sunset | 18:06 |
| Evening Twilight | 18:38 |
Wind
Direction: South Westerly
Magnetic: 210°
Speed: 13kts (20mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
No clouds detected
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 15°
Dewpoint: 07°
Pressure
QNH: 1015
RAW METAR and TAF data for Southend Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EGMC 171320Z 21013KT CAVOK 15/07 Q1015
METAR EGMC 171250Z 21014KT 9999 FEW025 14/07 Q1015
METAR EGMC 171220Z 20014KT 9999 FEW021 14/08 Q1016
METAR EGMC 171150Z 22014KT 9999 SCT020 13/08 Q1016
| Runway 23 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 12 kts | 4 kts |
Wind favours runway 23 with a crosswind of 4 kts and a headwind of 12 kts
EGMC 171055Z 1712/1721 20012KT 9999 SCT020
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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 12:00-13:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 17th
Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 17th
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
* 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 Southend Airport.
London Stansted Airport (EGSS/STN)
Runways Available 04, 22
Distance 29 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for London Stansted Airport
| Runway 22 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 10 kts | 8 kts |
London Biggin Hill Airport (EGKB/BQH)
Runways Available 03, 21
Distance 33 Nautical Miles
London Biggin Hill Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M
Clich here to see the full details for London Biggin Hill Airport
| Runway 21 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 12 kts | 7 kts |
RAF Wattisham (EGUW/)
Runways Available 05, 23
Distance 40 Nautical Miles
RAF Wattisham is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
Clich here to see the full details for RAF Wattisham
| Runway 23 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 10 kts | 6 kts |
Lydd Airport (EGMD/LYX)
Runways Available 03, 21
Distance 44 Nautical Miles
Lydd Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M
Clich here to see the full details for Lydd Airport
| Runway 21 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 14 kts | 2 kts |
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