Europe Aviation Weather Report for Gibraltar International Airport (LXGB/GIB)

TAF, METAR and NOTAM reports Decoded for Gibraltar International Airport at GB: UTC on the LXth

Runways Available 09, 27


Below are the latest METAR, TAF and NOTAM reports for Gibraltar International 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 Gibraltar International Airport at GB: UTC on the LXth

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


dawn sun  
Almanac for daylight hours at Gibraltar International Airport, all times in UTC.


Dawn Twilight06:00
Sunrise06:24
Sunset17:50
Evening Twilight        18:15
Wind

Direction: Easterly

Magnetic: 070°

Speed: 11kts (17mph)

compass windsock
Visibility

Horizontal Visibility: 9000 meters

Clouds

No clouds detected

Weather Phenomena

No precipitation detected

Temperature

Temperature: 21°

Dewpoint: 19°

Pressure

QNH: 1015

RAW METAR and TAF data for Gibraltar International Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.

METAR
METAR LXGB 120320Z AUTO 07011KT 9000 NCD 21/19 Q1015
METAR LXGB 120220Z AUTO 07010KT 8000 BR FEW016/// 21/19 Q1016
METAR LXGB 120150Z AUTO 06013KT 8000 BR NCD 21/19 Q1016
METAR LXGB 120120Z AUTO 06012KT 9000 BR BKN013/// 21/18 Q1016
runway
09
windsock
Runway 09
Headwind Crosswind
10 kts 4 kts

Wind favours runway 09 with a crosswind of 4 kts and a headwind of 10 kts


TAF
LXGB 111631Z 1118/1122 08011KT 9999 FEW018
PROB40 TEMPO 1118/1122 SCT018
PROB30 TEMPO 1119/1122 SCT014

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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.




NOTAMS




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 18:00-19:00 on the 11th

Wind
080/11Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1800ft

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Cloud
Scattered at 1800ft

Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 11th

Wind
080/11Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1800ft

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Cloud
Scattered at 1800ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Cloud
Scattered at 1400ft
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 11th

Wind
080/11Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1800ft

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Cloud
Scattered at 1800ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Cloud
Scattered at 1400ft
Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 11th

Wind
080/11Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 1800ft

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Cloud
Scattered at 1800ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Cloud
Scattered at 1400ft

* 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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Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (GMTT/TNG)
Runways Available 10, 28
Distance 43 Nautical Miles

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