Leeuwarden Air Base

EHLW · Friesland, Netherlands

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Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 310° Leeuwarden Air Base 5/23
Wind direction to Wind: 16 kt, gusting 26 kt, 4 beaufort

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16 kt
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FEW 1,100
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FEW 1,500
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SCT 1,700
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BKN 3,100
METAR EHLW 191025Z AUTO 31016G26KT 270V340 9999 -RA FEW011 FEW015CB SCT017 BKN031 08/06 Q1006 WHT TEMPO 31020G29KT 4000 SHRAGS FEW012 SCT015 SCT020CB

METAR Leeuwarden Air Base - EHLW/LWR

Leeuwarden Air Base is a midsized airport in Friesland, Netherlands. The airport is located at latitude 53.22693 and longitude 5.75363. The airport has 2 runways: 5/23 and 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is EHLW. The airport's IATA code is LWR. The airport is in the Amsterdam FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Leeuwarden Air Base on April 19, 2024 12:25, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 310° with a speed of 16 kt. Wind gusts of 26 kt have been measured. The wind direction varies between 270° and 340°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,100 ft, few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,700 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 3,100 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 3,100 ft.

Current weather is light rain. The temperature is 8 °C, with a wind chill of 2 °C. The dew point is 6 °C, the relative humidity is 87%. The air pressure at sea level is 1006 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    The wind is from direction 310° with a speed of 20 kt. Wind gusts expected of 29 kt. The visibility becomes 4 km. Significant weather: showers rain small hail. few clouds at an altitude of 1,200 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,500 ft and scattered clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 2,000 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 20:44. This applies to Leeuwarden Air Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 054°-234° 16-25 kt 4-6 kt 97 %
9/27 090°-270° 10-17 kt 12-20 kt 64 %

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

1,100 ft FEW Few clouds
1,500 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus
1,700 ft SCT Scattered clouds
3,100 ft BKN Broken clouds
1,200 ft FEW Temporary Few clouds
1,500 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds
2,000 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain
Temperature 8 °C
Dewpoint 6 °C
Rel. humidity 87%
Wind chill 2 °C
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:27
Midday
13:36
Sunset
20:44 (8:12h)

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