Leeuwarden Air Base

EHLW · Friesland, Netherlands

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Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 210° Leeuwarden Air Base 5/23
Wind: 7 kt, 3 beaufort

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Cloud Cloud
FEW 3,500
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SCT 4,700
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BKN 5,400
METAR EHLW 251131Z AUTO 21007KT 160V230 9999 FEW035 SCT047 BKN054 07/03 Q1003 BLU TEMPO 24017G27KT 4500 SHRA FEW015 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 25, 2024 13:31, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 210° with a speed of 7 kt. The wind direction varies between 160° and 230°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 3,500 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 4,700 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 5,400 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 5,400 ft.

The temperature is 7 °C, with a wind chill of 3 °C. The dew point is 3 °C, the relative humidity is 76%. The air pressure at sea level is 1003 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    The wind is from direction 240° with a speed of 17 kt. Wind gusts expected of 27 kt. The visibility becomes 4.5 km. Significant weather: showers rain. few 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 06:14 and sets at 20:55. 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° 3 kt 6 kt 41 %
9/27 090°-270° 6 kt 4 kt 87 %

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

3,500 ft FEW Few clouds
4,700 ft SCT Scattered clouds
5,400 ft BKN Broken clouds
1,500 ft FEW Temporary Few clouds
2,000 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 7 °C
Dewpoint 3 °C
Rel. humidity 76%
Wind chill 3 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:14
Midday
13:34
Sunset
20:55 (7:11h)

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