Europe Aviation Weather Report for Southend Airport (EGMC/SEN)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Southend Airport at 10:20 UTC on the 21th
Runways Available 05, 23
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Southend 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 Southend Airport at 10:20 UTC on the 21th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Southend Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 05:23 |
| Sunrise | 05:55 |
| Sunset | 18:13 |
| Evening Twilight | 18:44 |
Wind
Direction: Northerly
Magnetic: 360°
Variation: 340-050°
Speed: 6kts (9mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 1000ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 08°
Dewpoint: 06°
Pressure
QNH: 1020
RAW METAR and TAF data for Southend Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EGMC 211020Z 36006KT 340V050 9999 FEW010 08/06 Q1020
METAR EGMC 210950Z 01006KT 9999 SCT005 07/06 Q1020
METAR EGMC 210920Z 01006KT 340V040 9000 BKN003 06/05 Q1020
METAR EGMC 210850Z 01004KT 330V090 2500 BR BKN003 05/05 Q1020
| Runway 05 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 5 kts |
Wind favours runway 05 with a crosswind of 5 kts and a headwind of 4 kts
EGMC 210802Z 2109/2118 02006KT 0300 FG VV///
BECMG 2109/2110 CAVOK
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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 21st
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* 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 Southend Airport.
London Stansted Airport (EGSS/STN)
Runways Available 04, 22
Distance 29 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for London Stansted Airport
| Runway 04 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 0 kts |
London Biggin Hill Airport (EGKB/BQH)
Runways Available 03, 21
Distance 33 Nautical Miles
London Biggin Hill Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M
Clich here to see the full details for London Biggin Hill Airport
| Runway 03 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 2 kts |
RAF Wattisham (EGUW/)
Runways Available 05, 23
Distance 40 Nautical Miles
RAF Wattisham is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
Clich here to see the full details for RAF Wattisham
| Runway 05 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 8 kts | 1 kts |
Lydd Airport (EGMD/LYX)
Runways Available 03, 21
Distance 44 Nautical Miles
Lydd Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M
Clich here to see the full details for Lydd Airport
| Runway 03 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 11 kts | 4 kts |
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