RAF Lakenheath (LKZ/EGUL)
Brandon, Suffolk8 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 13, 2026, 7:55 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 100° · 6 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- temperature
- 18 °C
- dew point
- 16 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.16 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,021.7 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP217
- Supplementary code
- T01840164
- Supplementary code
- $
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 11, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 11, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 300° · 10 kt · gusting to 15 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 3,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 22,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 11, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 6 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 4,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 18,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 200° · 6 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 5,000 ft AGL FEW · few clouds · 12,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 220° · 10 kt · gusting to 20 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 2,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 6,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 8,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 240° · 12 kt · gusting to 22 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- weather
- in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 12, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 250° · 15 kt · gusting to 25 kt
- visibility
- 8 km
- weather
- light · showers · rain · in the vicinity · thunderstorm
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026, 7:55 PM (UTC) | VFR | 18.4°C | 6 kt | 6+ mi |
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