Europe Aviation Weather Report for Farnborough Airport (EGLF/FAB)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Farnborough Airport at 10:20 UTC on the 04th
Runways Available 06, 24
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Farnborough 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 Farnborough Airport at 10:20 UTC on the 04th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Farnborough Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 07:10 |
| Sunrise | 07:47 |
| Sunset | 15:59 |
| Evening Twilight | 16:36 |
Wind
Direction: Southerly
Magnetic: 170°
Variation: 140-200°
Speed: 6kts (9mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: 8000 meters
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 400ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 1100ft
Cloud type Towering Cumulonimbus
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 2900ft
Weather Phenomena
Light Rain
RERA Rain
REDZ Drizzel
Temperature
Temperature: 08°
Dewpoint: 07°
Pressure
QNH: 0994
RAW METAR and TAF data for Farnborough Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EGLF 041020Z 17006KT 140V200 8000 -RA FEW004 BKN011TCU BKN029 08/07 Q0994 RERA REDZ
METAR EGLF 040950Z 12009KT 6000 RADZ FEW005 BKN014 08/07 Q0994
METAR EGLF 040920Z 11008KT 5000 RADZ BKN008 BKN012 08/07 Q0995
METAR EGLF 040850Z 12009KT 9000 -RA SCT010 BKN020 07/06 Q0995
| Runway 24 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 2 kts | 6 kts |
Wind favours runway 24 with a crosswind of 6 kts and a headwind of 2 kts
EGLF 040759Z 0409/0418 13010KT 9999 SCT020
TEMPO 0409/0413 6000 RA BKN010
PROB30 TEMPO 0409/0412 4000 RADZ BKN007
BECMG 0410/0414 25010KT
PROB30 TEMPO 0411/0413 28016G27KT
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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
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 4th
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 4th
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 4th
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 4th
Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 4th
Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 4th
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 4th
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 4th
* 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 Farnborough Airport.
RAF Odiham (EGVO/ODH)
Runways Available 09, 27
Distance 8 Nautical Miles
RAF Odiham is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
Clich here to see the full details for RAF Odiham
| Runway 27 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 14 kts | 2 kts |
London Heathrow Airport (EGLL/LHR)
Runways Available 09L, 09R, 27L, 27R
Distance 19 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for London Heathrow Airport
| Runway 09 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 8 kts | 3 kts |
RAF Northolt (EGWU/NHT)
Runways Available 07, 25
Distance 25 Nautical Miles
RAF Northolt is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
Clich here to see the full details for RAF Northolt
| Runway 07 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 8 kts |
London Gatwick Airport (EGKK/LGW)
Runways Available 08L, 08R, 26L, 26R
Distance 27 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for London Gatwick Airport
| Runway 08 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 5 kts | 6 kts |
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