Europe Aviation Weather Report for RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD)

Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for RAF Fairford at 12:55 UTC on the 17th

Runways Available 09, 27


Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for RAF Fairford, as well as details for the nearest alternates.

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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 Fairford at 12:55 UTC on the 17th

The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.


dawn sun  
Almanac for daylight hours at RAF Fairford, all times in UTC.


Dawn Twilight05:42
Sunrise06:14
Sunset18:16
Evening Twilight        18:48
Wind

Direction: Southerly

Magnetic: 180°

Speed: 14kts (21mph)

compass windsock
Visibility

Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km

Clouds

Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 15000ft

Weather Phenomena

No precipitation detected

Temperature

Temperature: 14°

Dewpoint: 07°

Pressure

QNH:

RAW METAR and TAF data for RAF Fairford with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.

METAR
METAR EGVA 171255Z 18014KT 9999 FEW150 14/07 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01360071 RVNRO $
METAR EGVA 171155Z 20013KT 9999 FEW150 13/07 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP143 70001 T01330066 10133 20097 58003 RVRNO $
METAR EGVA 170955Z 21015KT 9999 BKN018 11/07 A2995 RMK BKN V SCT SLP146 T01100065 RVRNO $
METAR EGVA 170855Z 20016G22KT 9999 BKN017 10/06 A2995 RMK BKN V OVC SLP146 T01010061 52006 RVRNO $
runway
27
windsock
Runway 27
Headwind Crosswind
0 kts 14 kts

Wind favours runway 27 with a crosswind of 14 kts and a headwind of 0 kts


TAF
EGVA 161400Z 1614/1720 24010G18KT 9999 BKN020 520006 QNH2996INS
TEMPO 1614/1616 24012G25KT 8000 -RA 620504
BECMG 1621/1622 21012KT 9999 BKN012 QNH2991INS
BECMG 1707/1708 21010G20KT 9999 BKN016 QNH2991INS
TEMPO 1709/1713 21012G25KT SCT016
BECMG 1713/1714 18010G20KT 9999 SCT020 QNH2991INS TX14/1714Z TN08/1703Z

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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 14:00-15:00 on the 16th

Wind
240/10Kts Gusting 18Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 2000ft
Weather
06
6INS No Significant Weather

Temporary Conditions
Wind
240/12Kts Gusting 25Kts
Visiblity
8000 Meters
Weather
Light Rain
04

Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 16th

Wind
240/10Kts Gusting 18Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 2000ft
Weather
06
6INS No Significant Weather

Temporary Conditions
Wind
240/12Kts Gusting 25Kts
Visiblity
8000 Meters
Weather
Light Rain
04

Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 16th

Wind
240/10Kts Gusting 18Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 2000ft
Weather
06
6INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 16th

Wind
240/10Kts Gusting 18Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 2000ft
Weather
06
6INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 16th

Wind
240/10Kts Gusting 18Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 2000ft
Weather
06
6INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 16th

Wind
240/10Kts Gusting 18Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 2000ft
Weather
06
6INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 16th

Wind
240/10Kts Gusting 18Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 2000ft
Weather
06
6INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 16th

Wind
240/10Kts Gusting 18Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 2000ft
Weather
06
6INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 16th

Wind
210/12Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1200ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 16th

Wind
210/12Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1200ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/12Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1200ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/12Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1200ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/12Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1200ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/12Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1200ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/12Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1200ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/12Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1200ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/12Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1200ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/12Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1200ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/10Kts Gusting 20Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1600ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/10Kts Gusting 20Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1600ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Temporary Conditions
Wind
210/12Kts Gusting 25Kts
Cloud
Scattered at 1600ft

Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/10Kts Gusting 20Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1600ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Temporary Conditions
Wind
210/12Kts Gusting 25Kts
Cloud
Scattered at 1600ft

Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/10Kts Gusting 20Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1600ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Temporary Conditions
Wind
210/12Kts Gusting 25Kts
Cloud
Scattered at 1600ft

Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/10Kts Gusting 20Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1600ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Temporary Conditions
Wind
210/12Kts Gusting 25Kts
Cloud
Scattered at 1600ft

Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 17th

Wind
210/10Kts Gusting 20Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Broken at 1600ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 17th

Wind
180/10Kts Gusting 20Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 17th

Wind
180/10Kts Gusting 20Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 17th

Wind
180/10Kts Gusting 20Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 17th

Wind
180/10Kts Gusting 20Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 17th

Wind
180/10Kts Gusting 20Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 17th

Wind
180/10Kts Gusting 20Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft
Weather
1INS No Significant Weather

* 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 Fairford.




RAF Brize Norton (EGVN/BZZ)
Runways Available 07, 25
Distance 10 Nautical Miles

RAF Brize Norton is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate


Clich here to see the full details for RAF Brize Norton

runway
25
windsock
Runway 25
Headwind Crosswind
2 kts 9 kts



Gloucestershire Airport (EGBJ/GLO)
Runways Available 04, 09, 22, 27
Distance 21 Nautical Miles

Gloucestershire Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M


Clich here to see the full details for Gloucestershire Airport

runway
22
windsock
Runway 22
Headwind Crosswind
11 kts 7 kts



London Oxford Airport (EGTK/OXF)
Runways Available 01, 19
Distance 23 Nautical Miles

London Oxford Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M


Clich here to see the full details for London Oxford Airport

runway
19
windsock
Runway 19
Headwind Crosswind
16 kts 6 kts



RAF Benson (EGUB/BEX)
Runways Available 01, 19
Distance 30 Nautical Miles

RAF Benson is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate


Clich here to see the full details for RAF Benson

runway
19
windsock
Runway 19
Headwind Crosswind
14 kts 5 kts


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