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Sphinx International airport in Al Jiza (Egypt)

Sphinx International airport is located near Al Jiza, with Giza Governorate at 12mi↑, Ashmun at 14mi↑, Awsim at 15mi↑, Al Qanatir al Khayriyah at 16mi↑, Qalyub at 20mi↑, Al Jizah at 20mi↑,

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Elevation : 147 m = 482ft

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weather : broken clouds at Giza Governorate

nuages fragmentés
57°F

wind ↑ 12mph
gusting to 22mph

Aviation weather for Sphinx International airport HESX SPX

METAR for Sphinx International airport HESX SPX

HESX 080300Z 21007KT CAVOK 12/06 Q1014 NOSIG

Decoded METAR for Sphinx International airport HESX SPX

METAR issued by HESX on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 03:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 14 days and 341 hours and -20104 minutes ago.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 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is 12°C = 54°F, dew point is 6°C = 43°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 67 %.

QNH is 1014hPa = 29.94inHg

Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 210°.

Sky clear.

No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours

TAF for Sphinx International airport HESX SPX

HESX 072300Z 0800/0906 24012KT 6000 NSC TEMPO 0800/0812 3000 SA BECMG 0808/0812 24015G25KT SCT022 BKN070 PROB30 TEMPO 0812/0820 3000 -RASA

Decoded TAF for Sphinx International airport HESX SPX

TAF issued by HESX on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 23:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 14 days and 9 hours and 56 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Sunday, December 7, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, December 8, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC

0800/0906 24012KT 6000 NSC

wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 240°

Visibility is 6km = 4mi.

temporarily from Sunday, December 7, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, December 8, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC

TEMPO 0800/0812 3000 SA

Visibility is 3km = 2mi.

sand cloud

becoming from Monday, December 8, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 9, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC

BECMG 0808/0812 24015G25KT SCT022 BKN070

wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 240°

scattered clouds at 2200ft = 670m broken at 7000ft = 2130m

probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, December 8, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, December 8, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC

PROB30 TEMPO 0812/0820 3000 -RASA

Visibility is 3km = 2mi.

light rain sand cloud

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