GB
EGXW
TAF Forecast

RAF Waddington

EGXW / WTN

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, GB

Current TAF Forecast

Raw TAF:

TAF EGXW 141645Z 1418/1424 01008KT 9999 FEW025 BKN045 TEMPO 1418/1419 5000 SHRA BKN020CB PROB30 TEMPO 1418/1419 34018G28KT 2000 +SHRA +TSGS PROB30 TEMPO 1419/1421 5000 SHRA BKN020

Detailed TAF Table

Parameter	Fri 03:00Z +-1h	Fri 04:00Z +0h	Fri 05:00Z +1h	Fri 06:00Z +2h	Fri 07:00Z +3h	Fri 08:00Z +4h	Fri 09:00Z +5h	Fri 10:00Z +6h	Fri 11:00Z +7h	Fri 12:00Z +8h	Fri 13:00Z +9h	Fri 14:00Z +10h	Fri 15:00Z +11h	Fri 16:00Z +12h	Fri 17:00Z +13h	Fri 18:00Z +14h	Fri 19:00Z +15h	Fri 20:00Z +16h	Fri 21:00Z +17h	Fri 22:00Z +18h	Fri 23:00Z +19h	Sat 00:00Z +20h	Sat 01:00Z +21h	Sat 02:00Z +22h	Sat 03:00Z +23h	Sat 04:00Z +24h	Sat 05:00Z +25h	Sat 06:00Z +26h	Sat 07:00Z +27h	Sat 08:00Z +28h	Sat 09:00Z +29h	Sat 10:00Z +30h	Sat 11:00Z +31h	Sat 12:00Z +32h	Sat 13:00Z +33h	Sat 14:00Z +34h	Sat 15:00Z +35h	Sat 16:00Z +36h	Sat 17:00Z +37h	Sat 18:00Z +38h	Sat 19:00Z +39h	Sat 20:00Z +40h	Sat 21:00Z +41h	Sat 22:00Z +42h	Sat 23:00Z +43h	Sun 00:00Z +44h	Sun 01:00Z +45h
Wind Dir	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N	10° N
Wind Speed	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt	8 kt
Visibility	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km	10+ km
Weather	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear	☀️ Clear
Clouds	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045	FEW025 BKN045
Ceiling	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL	4,500 ft AGL
Flight Rules	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR
Day/Night	🌙 Night 🌅 04:44Z	🌙 Night 🌅 04:44Z	☀️ Day 🌅 04:44Z	☀️ Day 🌅 04:44Z	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day 🌇 19:15Z	☀️ Day 🌇 19:15Z	☀️ Day 🌇 19:15Z	🌙 Night 🌇 19:15Z	🌙 Night 🌇 19:15Z	🌙 Night	🌙 Night	🌙 Night	🌙 Night	🌙 Night 🌅 04:43Z	🌙 Night 🌅 04:43Z	🌙 Night 🌅 04:43Z	☀️ Day 🌅 04:43Z	☀️ Day 🌅 04:43Z	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day	☀️ Day 🌇 19:16Z	☀️ Day 🌇 19:16Z	☀️ Day 🌇 19:16Z	🌙 Night 🌇 19:16Z	🌙 Night 🌇 19:16Z	🌙 Night	🌙 Night	🌙 Night	🌙 Night

Flight Rules

VFR: Visual Flight Rules

MVFR: Marginal VFR

IFR: Instrument Flight Rules

LIFR: Low IFR

Ceiling Colors

Red: < 500ft

Amber: 500-1000ft

Blue: 1000-3000ft

Green: > 3000ft

⛈️ TCU: Towering Cumulus

🌩️ CB: Cumulonimbus

+Nh: Hours from now • %: Probability of occurrence • AGL: Above Ground Level

Forecast Periods

BASE

VFR

Wind

10° at 8 kt

Visibility

10+ km

Clouds

FEW025 BKN045

📖 Plain English Explanation:

This is the base forecast condition. Winds from the North (10°) at 8 kt. Visibility will be excellent at 10+ km. Few clouds at 2500 feet, Broken clouds at 4500 feet. Conditions will be suitable for Visual Flight Rules (VFR) operations.

TEMPO 18:00Z - 19:00Z

MVFR

Visibility

5 km

Weather

Showers Rain

Clouds

BKN020CB

📖 Plain English Explanation:

Temporary conditions (lasting less than an hour at a time) may include: Visibility will be good at 5 km. Weather conditions: Showers Rain. Broken clouds at 2000 feet. Marginal VFR conditions - some restrictions for visual flying.

PROB30 TEMPO 18:00Z - 19:00Z

IFR

Wind

340° at 18 kt

Gusts: 28 kt

Visibility

2 km

Weather

Heavy Showers Rain, Heavy Thunderstorm Small Hail

📖 Plain English Explanation:

There is a 30% probability of: Winds from the North-Northwest (340°) at 18 kt. Gusts up to 28 kt are expected. Visibility will be moderate at 2 km. Weather conditions: Heavy Showers Rain, Heavy Thunderstorm Small Hail. Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) conditions - instrument flying required.

PROB30 TEMPO 19:00Z - 21:00Z

MVFR

Visibility

5 km

Weather

Showers Rain

Clouds

BKN020

📖 Plain English Explanation:

There is a 30% probability of: Visibility will be good at 5 km. Weather conditions: Showers Rain. Broken clouds at 2000 feet. Marginal VFR conditions - some restrictions for visual flying.

📚 Understanding TAF Forecasts

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) provides detailed weather forecasts specifically for aviation operations. Our system translates complex meteorological codes into plain English to help pilots of all experience levels understand forecasted conditions.

What TAF Includes:

• Wind direction, speed, and gusts
• Visibility in statute miles or kilometers
• Weather phenomena (rain, snow, fog, thunderstorms)
• Cloud coverage types and altitudes
• Forecast changes with timing
• Flight rules categories (VFR/IFR)

Change Indicators Explained:

• BASE - Main forecast conditions
• FM - Permanent change from specific time
• BECMG - Gradual change over 2-4 hours
• TEMPO - Temporary changes (less than 1 hour)
• PROB30/40 - 30% or 40% probability

🛩️ Flight Rules Categories

VFR

Visual Flight Rules

• Ceiling ≥ 3000 ft
• Visibility ≥ 5 miles
• Good for visual flying

MVFR

Marginal VFR

• Ceiling 1000-3000 ft
• Visibility 3-5 miles
• Caution for VFR

IFR

Instrument Flight Rules

• Ceiling 500-1000 ft
• Visibility 1-3 miles
• Instruments required

LIFR

Low IFR

• Ceiling < 500 ft
• Visibility < 1 mile
• Challenging conditions

💡 TAF Reading Tips

For Student Pilots:

• Focus on the plain English explanations above
• Pay attention to flight rules categories
• Look for wind direction relative to runway headings
• Check for temporary conditions (TEMPO)

For Experienced Pilots:

• Cross-reference with raw TAF for precise timing
• Consider probability forecasts for alternate planning
• Monitor BECMG periods for gradual changes
• Always check current METAR vs TAF forecast

Important: TAF forecasts should always be supplemented with current METAR observations, PIREPs, and other weather information for complete situational awareness. Weather can change rapidly, and forecasts have inherent limitations.