Europe Aviation Weather Report for London Gatwick Airport (EGKK/LGW)
TAF, METAR and NOTAM reports Decoded for London Gatwick Airport at KK: UTC on the EGth
Runways Available 08L, 08R, 26L, 26R
Below are the latest METAR, TAF and NOTAM reports for London Gatwick 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 London Gatwick Airport at KK: UTC on the EGth
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at London Gatwick Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 05:22 |
| Sunrise | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 17:49 |
| Evening Twilight | 18:20 |
Wind
Direction: Easterly
Magnetic: 070°
Speed: 4kts (6mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 2500ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 3700ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 11°
Dewpoint: 10°
Pressure
QNH: 1020
RAW METAR and TAF data for London Gatwick Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EGKK 270150Z 07004KT 9999 FEW025 BKN037 11/10 Q1020
METAR EGKK 270120Z 06003KT 9999 FEW027 BKN033 11/10 Q1020
METAR EGKK 270050Z 07002KT 9999 BKN043 11/10 Q1020
METAR EGKK 270020Z VRB02KT 9999 BKN046 11/10 Q1020
| Runway 08 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 1 kts |
Wind favours runway 08 with a crosswind of 1 kts and a headwind of 4 kts
EGKK 262258Z 2700/2806 12004KT 9999 SCT040
TEMPO 2702/2708 7000
PROB30 TEMPO 2703/2707 3000 BR MIFG
BECMG 2709/2712 18010KT
TEMPO 2800/2806 8000 -RA BKN014
PROB30 TEMPO 2803/2806 RADZ BR BKN005
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NOTAMS
Notam data is still being synced for this airport, please check back later.
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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Low Probability Temporary Conditions
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Low Probability Temporary Conditions
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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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