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EGCB Barton — 14-Day Forecast

✈️ EGCB Barton — 14-Day Forecast

Last updated: 24 Oct 2026 03:00Z UTC  · 
Source: Open-Meteo GFS + ECMWF Seamless (averaged)

🕐 Today’s Afternoon Flying — Saturday 24 Oct (12–18Z)  ·  No VFR Slots This Afternoon
Slot Wind XW mean/gust Cloud Base Vis Precip% Freeze Lvl Cat
⛔ 12Z 170° 14kt G33kt 14/33kt RWY 26 ⚠️ ~1,172ft 13.0nm 97% 5,938ft IFR
⛔ 13Z 170° 15kt G36kt 16/36kt RWY 08 ⚠️ ~758ft 4.5nm 100% 8,070ft IFR
⛔ 14Z 180° 17kt G41kt 17/40kt RWY 26 ⚠️ ~561ft 3.0nm 100% 9,120ft IFR
⛔ 15Z 180° 17kt G40kt 16/38kt RWY 26 ⚠️ ~433ft 2.5nm 100% 9,055ft LIFR
⛔ 16Z 190° 16kt G35kt 16/33kt RWY 26 ⚠️ ~372ft 2.6nm 100% 9,055ft LIFR
⛔ 17Z 190° 15kt G36kt 14/33kt RWY 08 ⚠️ ~248ft 9.1nm 100% 9,153ft LIFR
⛔ 18Z 240° 17kt G37kt 6/14kt RWY 26 ~583ft 7.0nm 100% 8,661ft IFR

NWP model data only — verify with ATIS/METAR before departure. Crosswind vs RWY 08/26 (best end shown).

⚠️ Data quality: NWP model data (Open-Meteo GFS + ECMWF Seamless).
Forecast confidence decreases beyond 5 days. Not a substitute for ATIS/METAR on the day.
🛬 G-RVEM crosswind limit: 15kt — crosswind gust values shown; ⚠️ = at or above limit.

Flight categories:
VFR MVFR IFR LIFR
  

VFR: ceil ≥3000ft, vis ≥8nm, precip <40%  | 
MVFR: ceil ≥1000ft, vis ≥3nm, precip <70%  | 
IFR: ceil ≥500ft, vis ≥1nm  | 
LIFR: worse

📅 14-Day Summary — EGCB Barton

Date AM
(07–12Z)		 PM
(12–17Z)		 Cloud Base
(worst)		 Wind / Gust Crosswind
(RWY 08/26)		 Precip%
(worst)		 Freeze Level CAPE J/kg
Sat
24 Oct		 MVFR IFR ~659ft 180° 16kt G41kt RWY 08: 16/40kt ⚠️ 99% 5,078ft 0
Sun
25 Oct		 IFR IFR ~2,687ft 270° 19kt G41kt RWY 26: 3/6kt 89% 3,372ft ⚠️ Icing 70
Mon
26 Oct		 IFR LIFR ~444ft 170° 13kt G34kt RWY 26: 12/34kt ⚠️ 72% 8,897ft 0
Tue
27 Oct		 MVFR MVFR ~2,807ft 230° 13kt G30kt RWY 08: 6/14kt 61% 4,514ft 132
Wed
28 Oct		 MVFR MVFR ~1,958ft 240° 12kt G28kt RWY 26: 4/10kt 36% 6,627ft 22
Thu
29 Oct		 MVFR VFR ~2,441ft 180° 9kt G19kt RWY 26: 9/19kt ⚠️ 7% 9,212ft 6
Fri
30 Oct		 LIFR MVFR ~428ft 260° 7kt G25kt RWY 26: 0/2kt 37% 6,896ft 10
Sat
31 Oct		 VFR VFR ~3,722ft 230° 5kt G21kt RWY 08: 2/11kt 23% 5,767ft 4
Sun
01 Nov		 VFR VFR No ceiling 180° 7kt G17kt RWY 08: 6/17kt ⚠️ 1% 5,826ft 0
Mon
02 Nov		 IFR IFR ~723ft 190° 10kt G26kt RWY 26: 9/24kt ⚠️ 5% 5,144ft 24
Tue
03 Nov		 IFR IFR ~541ft 060° 6kt G16kt RWY 26: 2/7kt 30% 5,137ft 0
Wed
04 Nov		 MVFR MVFR ~1,312ft 260° 8kt G17kt RWY 08: 0/1kt 31% 3,517ft ⚠️ Icing 136
Thu
05 Nov		 VFR VFR No ceiling 230° 4kt G10kt RWY 26: 2/4kt 19% 3,497ft ⚠️ Icing 48
Fri
06 Nov		 MVFR MVFR ~1,171ft 250° 9kt G23kt RWY 26: 1/3kt 25% 4,048ft ⚠️ Icing 30

🔍 Hourly Detail — Days 1–5 (08–18Z)

Hours 08–18Z shown. Detail beyond 5 days omitted due to reduced NWP confidence.
Crosswind shows best runway (lowest gust XW). XW values = mean / gust in knots.

Saturday 24 Oct

Time Wind / Dir / Gust Crosswind (best RWY) Cloud Base Vis Precip% CAPE Freeze Lvl Cat
08Z 180° 6kt G16kt RWY 26: 6/16kt ⚠️ No ceiling 13.0nm 0% 0 4,790ft VFR
09Z 190° 8kt G19kt RWY 26: 7/19kt ⚠️ ~1,158ft 13.0nm 0% 0 4,593ft MVFR
10Z 170° 9kt G22kt RWY 08: 9/22kt ⚠️ ~886ft 12.8nm 28% 0 5,511ft IFR
11Z 170° 12kt G29kt RWY 08: 12/29kt ⚠️ ~1,168ft 13.0nm 68% 0 5,610ft MVFR
12Z 170° 14kt G33kt RWY 26: 14/33kt ⚠️ ~1,172ft 13.0nm 97% 0 5,938ft IFR
13Z 170° 15kt G36kt RWY 08: 16/36kt ⚠️ ~758ft 4.5nm 100% 0 8,070ft IFR
14Z 180° 17kt G41kt RWY 26: 17/40kt ⚠️ ~561ft 3.0nm 100% 0 9,120ft IFR
15Z 180° 17kt G40kt RWY 26: 16/38kt ⚠️ ~433ft 2.5nm 100% 0 9,055ft LIFR
16Z 190° 16kt G35kt RWY 26: 16/33kt ⚠️ ~372ft 2.6nm 100% 0 9,055ft LIFR
17Z 190° 15kt G36kt RWY 08: 14/33kt ⚠️ ~248ft 9.1nm 100% 0 9,153ft LIFR
18Z 240° 17kt G37kt RWY 26: 6/14kt ~583ft 7.0nm 100% 40 8,661ft IFR

Sunday 25 Oct

Time Wind / Dir / Gust Crosswind (best RWY) Cloud Base Vis Precip% CAPE Freeze Lvl Cat
08Z 270° 20kt G41kt RWY 08: 2/4kt ~2,589ft 10.4nm 90% 20 3,444ft⚠ IFR
09Z 270° 19kt G38kt RWY 08: 3/6kt ~2,679ft 12.6nm 94% 40 3,412ft⚠ IFR
10Z 270° 19kt G37kt RWY 08: 4/7kt ~2,775ft 12.3nm 92% 90 3,313ft⚠ IFR
11Z 270° 19kt G39kt RWY 08: 4/9kt No ceiling 12.8nm 88% 110 3,346ft⚠ IFR
12Z 270° 19kt G38kt RWY 08: 5/10kt No ceiling 12.5nm 84% 110 3,412ft⚠ IFR
13Z 270° 19kt G39kt RWY 08: 5/10kt No ceiling 11.5nm 83% 100 3,510ft⚠ IFR
14Z 270° 17kt G38kt RWY 26: 4/9kt No ceiling 13.0nm 82% 70 3,543ft⚠ IFR
15Z 270° 16kt G38kt RWY 08: 3/6kt No ceiling 13.0nm 81% 40 3,641ft⚠ IFR
16Z 270° 16kt G37kt RWY 08: 2/4kt No ceiling 12.7nm 78% 30 3,740ft⚠ IFR
17Z 270° 16kt G34kt RWY 26: 3/6kt ~2,254ft 12.4nm 74% 40 3,904ft⚠ IFR
18Z 270° 14kt G32kt RWY 26: 2/4kt ~2,172ft 13.0nm 68% 40 4,035ft⚠ MVFR

Monday 26 Oct

Time Wind / Dir / Gust Crosswind (best RWY) Cloud Base Vis Precip% CAPE Freeze Lvl Cat
08Z 170° 12kt G24kt RWY 26: 12/24kt ⚠️ ~888ft 8.0nm 59% 0 7,775ft IFR
09Z 160° 12kt G28kt RWY 08: 12/27kt ⚠️ ~621ft 4.8nm 77% 0 8,759ft IFR
10Z 160° 13kt G30kt RWY 08: 13/30kt ⚠️ ~493ft 2.5nm 90% 0 10,925ft LIFR
11Z 180° 15kt G34kt RWY 26: 15/34kt ⚠️ ~495ft 4.8nm 99% 0 11,122ft LIFR
12Z 180° 14kt G34kt RWY 26: 14/33kt ⚠️ ~499ft 12.4nm 100% 0 10,728ft LIFR
13Z 190° 14kt G31kt RWY 08: 14/30kt ⚠️ ~503ft 13.0nm 87% 0 11,089ft IFR
14Z 200° 13kt G28kt RWY 26: 12/25kt ⚠️ ~312ft 12.7nm 65% 0 11,876ft LIFR
15Z 210° 10kt G28kt RWY 08: 8/20kt ⚠️ ~187ft 11.6nm 45% 0 12,303ft LIFR
16Z 220° 11kt G28kt RWY 08: 8/19kt ⚠️ ~718ft 13.0nm 27% 0 12,106ft IFR
17Z 220° 12kt G27kt RWY 26: 8/19kt ⚠️ ~1,218ft 13.0nm 11% 0 12,139ft MVFR
18Z 210° 12kt G25kt RWY 26: 9/20kt ⚠️ ~1,218ft 13.0nm 0% 0 12,237ft MVFR

Tuesday 27 Oct

Time Wind / Dir / Gust Crosswind (best RWY) Cloud Base Vis Precip% CAPE Freeze Lvl Cat
08Z 230° 12kt G30kt RWY 08: 7/17kt ⚠️ ~1,499ft 13.0nm 39% 40 6,135ft MVFR
09Z 230° 13kt G30kt RWY 26: 7/16kt ⚠️ ~1,727ft 13.0nm 42% 60 5,544ft MVFR
10Z 230° 14kt G29kt RWY 08: 7/15kt No ceiling 12.1nm 47% 110 5,249ft MVFR
11Z 240° 13kt G29kt RWY 26: 5/12kt No ceiling 13.0nm 53% 140 5,085ft MVFR
12Z 240° 13kt G28kt RWY 08: 4/8kt No ceiling 12.9nm 58% 150 4,494ft⚠ MVFR
13Z 250° 13kt G26kt RWY 08: 2/4kt ~3,752ft 11.5nm 63% 150 4,527ft MVFR
14Z 250° 12kt G27kt RWY 08: 2/4kt ~2,383ft 9.4nm 66% 140 4,625ft MVFR
15Z 260° 13kt G27kt RWY 08: 1/2kt No ceiling 12.0nm 65% 130 4,593ft MVFR
16Z 260° 13kt G28kt RWY 08: 0/1kt ~3,275ft 12.4nm 54% 90 4,330ft⚠ MVFR
17Z 260° 14kt G28kt RWY 08: 0/1kt No ceiling 13.0nm 38% 40 4,199ft⚠ VFR
18Z 250° 12kt G28kt RWY 26: 1/3kt No ceiling 13.0nm 26% 20 4,035ft⚠ VFR

Wednesday 28 Oct

Time Wind / Dir / Gust Crosswind (best RWY) Cloud Base Vis Precip% CAPE Freeze Lvl Cat
08Z 230° 12kt G28kt RWY 26: 5/12kt ~1,883ft 13.0nm 18% 0 6,594ft MVFR
09Z 240° 12kt G27kt RWY 26: 4/9kt ~1,895ft 13.0nm 23% 10 6,594ft MVFR
10Z 250° 12kt G26kt RWY 26: 3/7kt ~1,984ft 13.0nm 29% 20 6,496ft MVFR
11Z 250° 11kt G24kt RWY 26: 2/5kt ~2,157ft 13.0nm 35% 20 6,660ft MVFR
12Z 250° 11kt G23kt RWY 26: 1/3kt ~2,431ft 13.0nm 39% 30 7,677ft MVFR
13Z 260° 11kt G21kt RWY 26: 1/2kt ~3,710ft 13.0nm 40% 30 7,808ft MVFR
14Z 250° 10kt G19kt RWY 26: 1/2kt ~2,706ft 13.0nm 38% 30 7,742ft MVFR
15Z 250° 9kt G17kt RWY 26: 2/3kt ~3,794ft 13.0nm 35% 10 8,070ft VFR
16Z 250° 8kt G17kt RWY 08: 2/4kt ~2,691ft 13.0nm 29% 10 7,841ft MVFR
17Z 250° 7kt G17kt RWY 08: 2/4kt ~2,412ft 13.0nm 22% 10 8,202ft MVFR
18Z 240° 7kt G18kt RWY 08: 2/5kt ~1,978ft 13.0nm 16% 10 8,497ft MVFR

EGCB Manchester Barton | 53.4717°N 2.3897°W | Elev 73ft AMSL | RWY 08/26 (080°/260°M)
Forecast generated automatically by Tom (Flight Ops PSA) · flightops.guru
Regenerated Tue/Thu/Sat/Sun at 0500Z