LFRB — Brest Bretagne airport METAR & TAF
IATA BES · Brest · FR
Current report
METAR LFRB 300400Z AUTO 21012KT 9999 BKN007 BKN011 16/15 Q1008 BECMG SCT020
The latest observation at Brest Bretagne airport was issued at 30 Sep 04:00Z. Wind is from south-southwest (210°) at 12 knots. Visibility is 10 kilometres or better. The sky shows broken cloud at 700 ft, broken cloud at 1,100 ft. Temperature is 16 °C with a dew point of 15 °C, a narrow spread that favours mist or fog forming. The altimeter setting is 1008 hPa (29.77 inHg). These conditions classify the field as IFR. Instrument conditions — an instrument rating and clearance are required.
Forecast (TAF)
TAF LFRB 292300Z 3000/0106 20015G30KT 9999 SCT020 TEMPO 3000/3002 3000 RA BKN008 BKN030CB PROB40 TEMPO 3000/3002 1200 TSRA BKN003 BKN015CB BECMG 3000/3003 19010KT TEMPO 3002/3004 BKN005 TEMPO 3008/0106 3000 SHRA BKN020CB TEMPO 3010/3020 22018G30KT PROB40 TEMPO 0100/0106 3000 TSRA
| Valid | Change | Category | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 00:00Z – 01 Oct 06:00Z | FROM | VFR | 200° 15 kt G30, 10 km + visibility, scattered cloud 2,000 ft |
| 30 Sep 00:00Z – 30 Sep 02:00Z | TEMPO | IFR | 3 km visibility, RA, broken cloud 800 ft, broken cloud 3,000 ft |
| 30 Sep 00:00Z – 30 Sep 02:00Z | PROB40 TEMPO | LIFR | 1.2 km visibility, TSRA, broken cloud 300 ft, broken cloud 1,500 ft |
| 30 Sep 00:00Z – 01 Oct 06:00Z | BECMG | VFR | 190° 10 kt, 10 km + visibility, scattered cloud 2,000 ft |
| 30 Sep 02:00Z – 30 Sep 04:00Z | TEMPO | IFR | 0 km visibility, broken cloud 500 ft |
| 30 Sep 08:00Z – 01 Oct 06:00Z | TEMPO | IFR | 3 km visibility, SHRA, broken cloud 2,000 ft |
| 30 Sep 10:00Z – 30 Sep 20:00Z | TEMPO | UNK | 220° 18 kt G30, 0 km visibility |
| 01 Oct 00:00Z – 01 Oct 06:00Z | PROB40 TEMPO | IFR | 3 km visibility, TSRA |
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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 LFRB, aggregated. 1,020 reports stored so far.
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About LFRB weather reports
Brest Bretagne 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.