Aeronautical current weather observation and short-term forecast for pilots, flight preparation with the METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report : current weather report), and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term weather forecast message for aviation). And other resources like VAC (Visual Approach Chart) and NOTAM (Notice To Airman) to prepare a flights.
METAR, TAF, VAC, NOTAM Birmingham airport (United Kingdom) / ICAO EGBB/ IATA BHX
Birmingham airport (United Kingdom) is located close to Birmingham, Marston Green at 1 mile↑, Bickenhill at 1 mile↑, Chelmsley Wood at 2 mile↑, Hampton in Arden at 3 mile↑, Solihull at 3 mile↑, Shirley at 4 mile↑, Water Orton at 4 mile↑, Barston at 4 mile↑, Meriden at 5 mile↑, Knowle at 5 mile↑,
Elevation : 100 m = 328 ft
Runways
- runway 15/33 : 3052 m = 10013 ft
aerial view of Birmingham
METAR for Birmingham airport - EGBB
EGBB 242220Z 24004KT 220V280 CAVOK 18/16 Q1015
Decoded METAR for Birmingham Airport (United Kingdom)
METAR issued by EGBB on Saturday 25th of September 2021 at 22:20 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 31 hours and -1415 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
Temperature is 18 °C = 64 °F and dew point is 16 °C = 61 °F . This correspond to 88% relative humidity.
QNH is 1015 mb = 29.97 inHg
Wind speed is 7 km/h = 4 kt, direction is 240°.
Sky clear
TAF for Birmingham airport - EGBB
EGBB 241654Z 2418/2518 28010KT 9999 SCT030 BECMG 2500/2503 7000 BECMG 2501/2505 20003KT PROB40 TEMPO 2503/2509 4000 BR BKN002
Decoded TAF for Birmingham Airport (United Kingdom)
TAF issued by EGBB on Friday 24th of September 2021 at 16:54 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 12 hours and 51 minutes ago. A 24 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Friday 24th of September 2021 à 18:00 heure TU to Saturday 25th of September 2021 à 00:00 heure UTC
2418/2518 28010KT 9999 SCT030
Wind 10 kt = 19 km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
scattered clouds at 3000 ft = 910 m
becoming from Saturday 25th of September 2021 à 03:00 heure TU to Saturday 25th of September 2021 à 01:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2500/2503 7000
Visibility is 7 km = 4 mile.
becoming from Saturday 25th of September 2021 à 05:00 heure TU to Saturday 25th of September 2021 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2501/2505 20003KT
Wind 3 kt = 6 km/h, direction is 200°
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Saturday 25th of September 2021 à 03:00 heure TU to Saturday 25th of September 2021 à 09:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 2503/2509 4000 BR BKN002
Visibility is 4 km = 2 mile.
mist
broken at 200 ft = 60 m
close by
nearest airports to Birmingham
- for Coventry airport (EGBE) at 13 mile↑
- for Wellesbourne airport (EGBW) at 19 mile↑
- for Long Marston airport (EGBL) at 22 mile↑
- for Halfpenny Green airport (EGBO) at 22 mile↑
- for Tatenhill airport (EGBM) at 25 mile↑
- for Cosford airport (EGWC) at 27 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Derby airport (EGBD) at 29 mile↑
- for East Midlands airport (EGNX) at 31 mile↑METAR & TAF
Data sources
- NOTAM : ICAO (www.icao.int)
- METAR : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- TAF : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Météo générale : Openweathermap (www.openweathermap.org) et AVWX (avwx.rest)
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr), Espagne ENAIRE (https://aip.enaire.es)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)