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EGVAIATA FFDGBFlight category: MVFR

RAF Fairford (FFD/EGVA)

Fairford, Gloucestershire84 m

20°CTemperature260° · 11 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
20°C
Dew point
18°C
Wind
260° · 11 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
30.16 inHg
Current conditions
MVFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
88°
Headwind
11 kt
Tailwind
Crosswind
2 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
2,700 ftBKN
FEW900 ft AGL
SCT1,900 ft AGL
BKN2,700 ft AGL
OVC3,300 ft AGL

METAR

Sep 13, 2026, 4:40 PM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
SPECI
issued
Sep 13, 2026, 4:40 PM (UTC)
wind
260° · 11 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 900 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 1,900 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,700 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 3,300 ft AGL
temperature
20 °C
dew point
18 °C
altimeter setting
30.16 inHg
Sea-level pressure
1,021.6 hPa
flight category
MVFR

Remarks and supplementary codes

Supplementary code
AO2
Supplementary code
CIG 020V027
Supplementary code
SLP216
Supplementary code
$

TAF

Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
wind
240° · 10 kt · gusting to 20 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 7,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions

Validity
Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
visibility
5 km
weather
light · showers · rain
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · becoming

Validity
Sep 13, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
wind
230° · 9 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL

Forecast period 4 · becoming

Validity
Sep 13, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
wind
220° · 9 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 800 ft AGL

Forecast period 5 · becoming

Validity
Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
wind
230° · 10 kt · gusting to 15 kt
visibility
>10 km
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,500 ft AGL

Forecast period 6 · becoming

Validity
Sep 14, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
wind
240° · 10 kt · gusting to 20 kt
visibility
8 km
weather
light · showers · rain
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,000 ft AGL

Terminal forecast

BECMG
Sep 14, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
240° · 10 kt
4.97 mi · -SHRA
BECMG
Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC)
230° · 10 kt
6+ mi · BKN 1500
BECMG
Sep 13, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
220° · 9 kt
6+ mi · BKN 800
BECMG
Sep 13, 2026, 8:00 PM (UTC)
230° · 9 kt
6+ mi · BKN 1500 · BKN 2500
TEMPO
Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · kt
3.11 mi · -SHRA
BASE
Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC)
240° · 10 kt
6+ mi · BKN 2500 · BKN 7000

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Sep 13, 2026, 4:40 PM (UTC)MVFR20°C11 kt6+ mi

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