Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC)
Manchester, Greater Manchester78 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 14, 2026, 2:50 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 200° · 4 kt · Wind varying between 150°–230°
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 3,200 ft AGL
- temperature
- 17 °C
- dew point
- 16 °C
- altimeter setting
- 1,020 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 3 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 3,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
- probability
- 40%
- visibility
- 7 km
- weather
- light · rain · drizzle
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 800 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 15, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 210° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 3,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- visibility
- 6 km
- weather
- light · rain · drizzle
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 15, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- visibility
- 7 km
- weather
- rain · light · rain · drizzle
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,200 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 15, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- visibility
- 4 km
- weather
- heavy · rain · heavy · showers · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 800 ft AGL
Forecast period 7 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 15, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 15, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 270° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 3,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026, 2:50 AM (UTC) | VFR | 17°C | 4 kt | 6+ mi |
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