RAF Lossiemouth

EGQS · Scotland, United Kingdom

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 310° RAF Lossiemouth 5/23
Wind: 16 kt, 4 beaufort

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Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,800
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SCT 4,800
METAR EGQS 190950Z 31016KT 9999 VCSH FEW028 SCT048 08/03 Q1018 TEMPO 7000 -SHRA SCT022 RMK BLU TEMPO WHT

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 April 19, 2024 10:50, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 310° with a speed of 16 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,800 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 4,800 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

Current weather is in the vicinity showers . The temperature is 8 °C, with a wind chill of 2 °C. The dew point is 3 °C, the relative humidity is 71%. The air pressure at sea level is 1018 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. The visibility becomes 7 km. Significant weather: light showers rain. scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,200 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:33. This applies to RAF Lossiemouth, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +1 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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° 16 kt 100 %
10/28 096°-276° 9 kt 13 kt 56 %

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

2,800 ft FEW Few clouds
4,800 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,200 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather In the vicinity showers
Temperature 8 °C
Dewpoint 3 °C
Rel. humidity 71%
Wind chill 2 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Remarks

TEMPO

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:50
Midday
13:12
Sunset
20:33 (9:05h)

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