EGPB — Sumburgh Airport METAR & TAF
IATA LSI · Lerwick, Shetland · GB
Current report
METAR EGPB 301420Z 14026KT 7000 SCT007 BKN021 14/13 Q1007
The latest observation at Sumburgh Airport was issued at 30 Sep 14:20Z. Wind is from southeast (140°) at 26 knots. Visibility is about 7 km. The sky shows scattered cloud at 700 ft, broken cloud at 2,100 ft. Temperature is 14 °C with a dew point of 13 °C, a narrow spread that favours mist or fog forming. The altimeter setting is 1007 hPa (29.74 inHg). These conditions classify the field as MVFR. Marginal visual conditions — legal for VFR but tightening.
Forecast (TAF)
TAF EGPB 301359Z 3015/3024 13030G42KT 9999 SCT010 BECMG 3015/3018 16020G30KT BKN006 TEMPO 3015/3021 4000 -DZ BR BKN004 PROB30 TEMPO 3015/3020 0200 DZ FG BKN001 BECMG 3019/3022 16017KT FEW006 PROB30 TEMPO 3022/3024 17020G30KT
| Valid | Change | Category | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 15:00Z – 01 Oct 00:00Z | FROM | VFR | 130° 30 kt G42, 10 km + visibility, scattered cloud 1,000 ft |
| 30 Sep 15:00Z – 30 Sep 19:00Z | BECMG | IFR | 160° 20 kt G30, 10 km + visibility, broken cloud 600 ft |
| 30 Sep 15:00Z – 30 Sep 21:00Z | TEMPO | LIFR | 4 km visibility, -DZ BR, broken cloud 400 ft |
| 30 Sep 15:00Z – 30 Sep 20:00Z | PROB30 TEMPO | LIFR | 0.2 km visibility, DZ FG, broken cloud 100 ft |
| 30 Sep 19:00Z – 01 Oct 00:00Z | BECMG | VFR | 160° 17 kt, 10 km + visibility, a few clouds 600 ft |
| 30 Sep 22:00Z – 01 Oct 00:00Z | PROB30 TEMPO | UNK | 170° 20 kt G30, 0 km visibility |
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Runways & wind components
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Meteogram · 96 h
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Weather trends & statistics
Every archived observation for EGPB, aggregated. 1,006 reports stored so far.
Nearest reporting airports
- EGPA Kirkwall Airport 136 km VFR
- EGPC Wick John O'Groats Airport 187 km VFR
About EGPB weather reports
Sumburgh Airport issues a routine METAR observation about every half hour, plus a SPECI whenever conditions change sharply. The TAF above forecasts the next 24 to 30 hours within roughly five nautical miles of the field. Both are decoded on this page: the raw code stays visible for anyone who wants it, and everything below it is the same information in plain language, colour and diagram form.
Use the runway diagram to see how the current wind splits into headwind and crosswind on each runway end, the meteogram to plan the next week, and the trend charts to understand what this airport is normally like — how often it goes IFR, which direction the wind usually comes from, and when in the day it tends to turn.