RAF Lakenheath

EGUL · England, United Kingdom

The METAR station used is 26 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 360° RAF Lakenheath 6/24
Wind: 9 kt, 3 beaufort

5 kt

7 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 4,400
METAR EGYM 241250Z 36009KT 9999 VCSH FEW025 BKN044 07/04 Q1015 TEMPO 7000 SHRA SCT023 RMK BLU TEMPO WHT

METAR RAF Lakenheath - EGUL/LKZ

RAF Lakenheath is a midsized airport in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 52.40945 and longitude 0.56102. The airport has one runway: 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is EGUL. The airport's IATA code is LKZ. The airport is in the London FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for RAF Marham on April 24, 2024 13:50, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 360° with a speed of 9 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,500 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 4,400 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,400 ft.

Current weather is in the vicinity showers . The temperature is 7 °C, with a wind chill of 3 °C. The dew point is 4 °C, the relative humidity is 81%. The air pressure at sea level is 1015 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. The visibility becomes 7 km. Significant weather: showers rain. scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,300 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 20:12. This applies to RAF Lakenheath, 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

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Experiences

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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 %
6/24 056°-236° 7 kt 5 kt 83 %

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

2,500 ft FEW Few clouds
4,400 ft BKN Broken clouds
2,300 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather In the vicinity showers
Temperature 7 °C
Dewpoint 4 °C
Rel. humidity 81%
Wind chill 3 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

TEMPO

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:38
Midday
12:55
Sunset
20:12 (6:03h)

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