Europe Aviation Weather Report for London Stansted Airport (EGSS/STN)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for London Stansted Airport at 10:20 UTC on the 21th
Runways Available 04, 22
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for London Stansted 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 London Stansted 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 London Stansted Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 05:25 |
| Sunrise | 05:57 |
| Sunset | 18:15 |
| Evening Twilight | 18:47 |
Wind
Direction: North Easterly
Magnetic: 040°
Speed: 7kts (11mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
No clouds detected
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 07°
Dewpoint: 03°
Pressure
QNH: 1021
RAW METAR and TAF data for London Stansted Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EGSS 211020Z AUTO 04007KT 9999 NCD 07/03 Q1021
METAR EGSS 210950Z AUTO 03006KT 350V060 9999 FEW006 06/06 Q1021
METAR EGSS 210920Z AUTO 02005KT 350V100 9999 BKN003 05/05 Q1021
METAR EGSS 210850Z AUTO 06005KT 4900 BR OVC002 04/04 Q1020
| Runway 04 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 0 kts |
Wind favours runway 04 with a crosswind of 0 kts and a headwind of 7 kts
EGSS 210744Z 2107/2212 04006KT 0300 FG VV///
BECMG 2107/2110 CAVOK
PROB30 TEMPO 2110/2111 6000
PROB40 2119/2124 8000
BECMG 2200/2203 7000
TEMPO 2201/2210 4000 BR BKN008
PROB30 2203/2209 0300 FG BKN001
BECMG 2210/2212 9999
PROB30 TEMPO 2210/2212 BKN010
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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 07:00-08:00 on the 21st
Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 21st
Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 21st
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 21st
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 21st
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Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 21st
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 21st
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 21st
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 21st
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 21st
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 22nd
Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 22nd
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 22nd
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 22nd
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 22nd
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 22nd
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 22nd
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 22nd
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 22nd
Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 22nd
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 22nd
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 22nd
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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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 London Stansted Airport.
Cambridge Airport (EGSC/CBG)
Runways Available 05, 10, 23, 28
Distance 22 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Cambridge Airport
| Runway 05 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 3 kts | 4 kts |
London Luton Airport (EGGW/LTN)
Runways Available 07, 25
Distance 26 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for London Luton Airport
| Runway 07 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 6 kts | 2 kts |
Southend Airport (EGMC/SEN)
Runways Available 05, 23
Distance 29 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Southend Airport
| Runway 05 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 5 kts |
RAF Mildenhall (EGUN/MHZ)
Runways Available 10, 28
Distance 35 Nautical Miles
RAF Mildenhall is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
Clich here to see the full details for RAF Mildenhall
| Runway 10 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 2 kts | 2 kts |
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