RAF Lossiemouth

EGQS · Scotland, United Kingdom

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 090° RAF Lossiemouth 5/23
Wind: 12 kt, 4 beaufort

8 kt

9 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,300
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 1,600
METAR EGQS 280920Z 09012KT 9999 FEW013 SCT016 07/05 Q0981 TEMPO FEW016 RMK WHT TEMPO BLU

METAR RAF Lossiemouth - EGQS/LMO

RAF Lossiemouth is a midsized airport in Scotland, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 57.70668 and longitude -3.33290. The airport has 2 runways: 5/23 and 10/28. The ICAO airport code of this field is EGQS. The airport's IATA code is LMO. The airport is in the Scottish FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for RAF Lossiemouth on March 28, 2024 09:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 090° with a speed of 12 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,300 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,600 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 7 °C, with a wind chill of 2 °C. The dew point is 5 °C, the relative humidity is 87%. The air pressure at sea level is 981 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. few clouds at an altitude of 1,600 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:45. This applies to RAF Lossiemouth, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +0 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying clubs and flying schools. The only known company on this field is Moray Flying Club.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near RAF Lossiemouth. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 043°-223° 9 kt 8 kt 73 %
10/28 096°-276° 1 kt 12 kt 10 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

1,300 ft FEW Few clouds
1,600 ft SCT Scattered clouds
1,600 ft FEW Temporary Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 7 °C
Dewpoint 5 °C
Rel. humidity 87%
Wind chill 2 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

TEMPO

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:50
Midday
12:18
Sunset
18:45 (9:11h)

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