RAF Fairford (FFD/EGVA)
Fairford, Gloucestershire84 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
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
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
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026, 4:40 PM (UTC) | MVFR | 20°C | 11 kt | 6+ mi |
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