Europe Aviation Weather Report for RAF Lakenheath (EGUL/LKZ)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for RAF Lakenheath at 06:55 UTC on the 19th
Runways Available 06, 24
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for RAF Lakenheath, 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 RAF Lakenheath at 06:55 UTC on the 19th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at RAF Lakenheath, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 05:28 |
| Sunrise | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 18:10 |
| Evening Twilight | 18:42 |
Wind
Direction: Northerly
Magnetic: 000°
Speed: 0kts (0mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
No cloud reported
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 02°
Dewpoint: -01°
Pressure
QNH:
RAW METAR and TAF data for RAF Lakenheath with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EGUL 190655Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 CLR 02/M01 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP278 T00201009 $
METAR EGUL 190455Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 CLR 00/M02 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP271 T00011021 $
METAR EGUL 190355Z AUTO 03005KT 9999 CLR 02/M00 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP268 T00181001 $
METAR EGUL 190255Z AUTO 05003KT 9999 CLR 02/01 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP264 T00230005 58001 $
| Wind Variable (max) | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| ~0 kts | ~0 kts |
Wind is variable with no runway being favoured
EGUL 190600Z 1906/2012 08005KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3025INS
TEMPO 2004/2006 VRB03KT 9000 BR
BECMG 2008/2009 06003KT 9999 FEW030 BKN090 QNH3021INS TX16/1914Z TN02/2006Z
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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).
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* 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 RAF Lakenheath.
RAF Mildenhall (EGUN/MHZ)
Runways Available 10, 28
Distance 5 Nautical Miles
RAF Mildenhall is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
Clich here to see the full details for RAF Mildenhall
| Runway 10 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 3 kts | 1 kts |
RAF Marham (EGYM/KNF)
Runways Available 01, 06, 19, 24
Distance 17 Nautical Miles
RAF Marham is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
Clich here to see the full details for RAF Marham
| Runway 19 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 2 kts | 2 kts |
Cambridge Airport (EGSC/CBG)
Runways Available 05, 10, 23, 28
Distance 22 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Cambridge Airport
| Wind Variable (max) | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| ~1 kts | ~1 kts |
RAF Wattisham (EGUW/)
Runways Available 05, 23
Distance 26 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 05 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 2 kts |
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