Europe Aviation Weather Report for Gloucestershire Airport (EGBJ/GLO)

Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Gloucestershire Airport at 09:50 UTC on the 04th

Runways Available 04, 09, 22, 27


Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire Airport at 09:50 UTC on the 04th

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


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


Dawn Twilight07:18
Sunrise07:56
Sunset16:01
Evening Twilight        16:39
Wind

Direction: South Westerly

Magnetic: 220°

Speed: 6kts (9mph)

compass windsock
Visibility

Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km

Clouds

Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 1300ft

Overcast (sky obscured) at 1900ft

Weather Phenomena

Showers in the vicinity

Temperature

Temperature: 07°

Dewpoint: 06°

Pressure

QNH: 0995

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

METAR
METAR EGBJ 040950Z 22006KT 9999 VCSH BKN013 OVC019 07/06 Q0995
METAR EGBJ 040920Z 22005KT 180V250 9999 VCSH BKN013 OVC032 07/06 Q0995
METAR EGBJ 040850Z 22006KT 9000 -RA FEW005 OVC013 07/06 Q0995
METAR EGBJ 040820Z 21008KT 9000 -RA OVC012 08/06 Q0994
runway
22
windsock
Runway 22
Headwind Crosswind
6 kts 0 kts

Wind favours runway 22 with a crosswind of 0 kts and a headwind of 6 kts


TAF
EGBJ 040803Z 0409/0418 21010KT 9999 SCT025
BECMG 0409/0412 27008KT
TEMPO 0409/0413 6000 SHRA
PROB30 TEMPO 0409/0413 3000 +SHRA BKN014 BKN020CB

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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 4th

Wind
210/10Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2500ft

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
6000 Meters
Weather
Showers Rain

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
3000 Meters
Cloud
Broken at 1400ft
Broken at 2000ft Cumulonimbus
Weather
Heavy Showers Rain
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 4th

Wind
210/10Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2500ft

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
6000 Meters
Weather
Showers Rain

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
3000 Meters
Cloud
Broken at 1400ft
Broken at 2000ft Cumulonimbus
Weather
Heavy Showers Rain
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 4th

Wind
210/10Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2500ft

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
6000 Meters
Weather
Showers Rain

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
3000 Meters
Cloud
Broken at 1400ft
Broken at 2000ft Cumulonimbus
Weather
Heavy Showers Rain
Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 4th

Wind
270/08Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2500ft

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
6000 Meters
Weather
Showers Rain

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
3000 Meters
Cloud
Broken at 1400ft
Broken at 2000ft Cumulonimbus
Weather
Heavy Showers Rain
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 4th

Wind
270/08Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2500ft

Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 4th

Wind
270/08Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2500ft

Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 4th

Wind
270/08Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2500ft

Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 4th

Wind
270/08Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2500ft

Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 4th

Wind
270/08Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2500ft

* 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 Gloucestershire Airport.




RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD)
Runways Available 09, 27
Distance 21 Nautical Miles

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


Clich here to see the full details for RAF Fairford

runway
27
windsock
Runway 27
Headwind Crosswind
7 kts 0 kts



RAF Brize Norton (EGVN/BZZ)
Runways Available 07, 25
Distance 26 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
1 kts 1 kts



London Oxford Airport (EGTK/OXF)
Runways Available 01, 19
Distance 36 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
4 kts 5 kts



Birmingham Airport (EGBB/BHX)
Runways Available 15, 33
Distance 42 Nautical Miles

Clich here to see the full details for Birmingham Airport

runway
15
windsock
Runway 15
Headwind Crosswind
12 kts 2 kts


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