Europe Aviation Weather Report for Stornoway Airport (EGPO/SYY)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Stornoway Airport at 09:50 UTC on the 17th
Runways Available 06, 18, 24, 36
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Stornoway 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 Stornoway Airport at 09:50 UTC on the 17th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Stornoway Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 05:55 |
| Sunrise | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 18:34 |
| Evening Twilight | 19:11 |
Wind
Direction: Southerly
Magnetic: 200°
Speed: 38kts (57mph)
Gusting: 55kts (83mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: 9000 meters
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 800ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 1500ft
Weather Phenomena
Light Rain
Temperature
Temperature: 11°
Dewpoint: 08°
Pressure
QNH: 0990
RAW METAR and TAF data for Stornoway Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EGPO 170950Z 20038G55KT 9000 -RA FEW008 BKN015 11/08 Q0990
METAR EGPO 170920Z 20039G51KT 9999 -RA FEW005 BKN012 11/08 Q0989
METAR EGPO 170850Z 20037G50KT 7000 -RA FEW005 BKN012 10/08 Q0990
METAR EGPO 170820Z 19035G48KT 9999 -RA SCT005 BKN012 10/08 Q0990
| Runway 18 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 36 kts | 13 kts |
Wind favours runway 18 with a crosswind of 13 kts and a headwind of 36 kts
EGPO 170759Z 1709/1718 21035G48KT 9999 SCT012 BKN020
BECMG 1709/1711 20015G25KT
TEMPO 1709/1715 6000 RA BKN012
PROB40 TEMPO 1709/1711 3000 +RA BKN009
BECMG 1711/1714 20024G36KT
PROB30 TEMPO 1715/1718 7000 RA BKN014
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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 09:00-10:00 on the 17th
Broken at 2000ft
Temporary Conditions
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 17th
Broken at 2000ft
Temporary Conditions
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 17th
Broken at 2000ft
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 17th
Broken at 2000ft
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 17th
Broken at 2000ft
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 17th
Broken at 2000ft
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 17th
Broken at 2000ft
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 17th
Broken at 2000ft
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 17th
Broken at 2000ft
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 Stornoway Airport.
Benbecula Airport (EGPL/BEB)
Runways Available 06, 17, 24, 35
Distance 63 Nautical Miles
Benbecula Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M
Clich here to see the full details for Benbecula Airport
| Runway 17 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 19 kts | 11 kts |
Inverness Airport (EGPE/INV)
Runways Available 05, 11, 23, 29
Distance 96 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Inverness Airport
| Runway 23 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 18 kts | 6 kts |
RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS/LMO)
Runways Available 05, 10, 23, 28
Distance 115 Nautical Miles
RAF Lossiemouth is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
Clich here to see the full details for RAF Lossiemouth
| Runway 23 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 22 kts | 4 kts |
Wick Airport (EGPC/WIC)
Runways Available 13, 31
Distance 119 Nautical Miles
Wick Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M
Clich here to see the full details for Wick Airport
| Runway 18 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 19 kts | 3 kts |
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