RAF Lossiemouth

EGQS · Scotland, United Kingdom

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 260° RAF Lossiemouth 5/23
Wind: 19 kt, 5 beaufort

15 kt

11 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 2,800
METAR EGQS 181258Z 26019KT 6000 -RADZ FEW015 BKN028 10/08 Q1008 TEMPO 4000 RADZ SCT014 RMK WHT TEMPO GRN

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 18, 2024 13:58, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 260° with a speed of 19 kt.

Visibility is 6 km.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,500 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 2,800 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,800 ft.

Current weather is light rain drizzle. The temperature is 10 °C, with a wind chill of 5 °C. The dew point is 8 °C, the relative humidity is 88%. The air pressure at sea level is 1008 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. The visibility becomes 4 km. Significant weather: rain drizzle. scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,400 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 20:31. 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° 11 kt 15 kt 60 %
10/28 096°-276° 5 kt 18 kt 28 %

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

1,500 ft FEW Few clouds
2,800 ft BKN Broken clouds
1,400 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain drizzle
Temperature 10 °C
Dewpoint 8 °C
Rel. humidity 88%
Wind chill 5 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

TEMPO

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:53
Midday
13:12
Sunset
20:31 (6:17h)

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