Weather Southampton Airport · EGHI · SOU
Weather at Southampton Airport today and tomorrow, in plain English
Live weather for Southampton Airport (EGHI, SOU), read from the airport's own reports. The passenger view says in plain words whether it is raining, how windy and cloudy it is and how far you can see, with one green, amber or red line for flying conditions. Pilots will find the decoded METAR and TAF below it, followed by a rain map.
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Pilot's view
Southampton Airport METAR and TAF, decoded line by line
The latest METAR and TAF for EGHI in their original code, each group decoded underneath, with the flight category and the headwind and crosswind on runway 02/20 worked out from the reported wind.
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Rain map
Rain around Southampton Airport on the satellite map
Recent rain over Hampshire, the Solent, the Isle of Wight and the Channel coast, drawn on our satellite map with rings at 25, 50 and 100 nautical miles from the airport. Press play to run the last 75 minutes.
The rain map for Southampton Airport appears here when the live data has loaded. If it does not appear, the rain forecast is in the passenger view at the top of the page when that has loaded, or call +44 20 7781 8094.
Weather data from MET Norway and EUMETSAT H SAF (CC BY 4.0). General information only, not for flight planning.
Wind, cloud and rain
Wind, cloud and rain map for Southampton Airport
A moving forecast map of Hampshire, the Solent, the Isle of Wight and the Channel coast, centred on Southampton Airport. Use the controls on the map to switch between wind, rain, clouds and gusts, and to step forward through the next few days. Wind is shown in knots.
Forecast map by Windy. General information only, not for flight planning. If the map does not load, open this position on windy.com.
How to read this page
How to read the Southampton Airport weather page
The same official data drives all three parts. The passenger view puts it in plain words, the pilot's view shows the original code, and the map shows where the rain is.
Green, amber and red flying conditions
Green means good visibility, no low cloud and no strong wind. Amber means weather to watch: cloud below 1,000 ft, visibility under about 5 km, snow, fog, hail, heavy rain, a thunderstorm nearby, wind of 28 knots or more, or a crosswind of about 20 knots on the runway. Red means cloud below 500 ft, visibility under 1,600 metres, thunderstorms, freezing rain, heavy snow or wind of 41 knots or more. Grey means the airport report is incomplete, and we do not guess. In the hour strip a ring round a dot means worse conditions at times, and a dotted ring a 30 or 40 per cent chance of them. It is a guide, not an operating limit: the captain decides.
METAR and TAF in the pilot's view
A METAR is the airport's own weather report, normally issued every half hour. A TAF is the airport's forecast, reissued several times a day. We show both in their original code and decode every group. Wind directions are in degrees true, cloud heights are in feet above the airport and times are in UTC, marked Z. AUTO means the report was made by instruments with no human observer. A change marked TEMPO is temporary, and PROB gives its percentage chance. Where a value was not reported we say so and give no flight category. A cancelled forecast is shown as cancelled. The age of each report is shown beside it.
What the rain map shows
The tint shows how hard it is raining: blue for light rain, violet for steadier rain and bright pink for heavy rain. It is estimated from weather satellites and refreshed every 15 minutes. The picture runs about 30 to 45 minutes behind real time and it is not ground radar, so a very light or very local shower may not appear. Press play to run the last 75 minutes. If the rain layer cannot be loaded, the bar under the map says so, so an empty map is never taken for a dry one. Use the plus and minus buttons to zoom in on a shower or out to the whole region. The gold rings are 25, 50 and 100 nautical miles from the airport, and north is at the top.
Local knowledge
Typical weather at Southampton Airport through the year
Southampton Airport lies 3.5 nautical miles north-north-east of Southampton and 44 ft above sea level. These points come from the Met Office, the airport's annual noise report and the airport's official aeronautical notes.
Wind at Southampton Airport
Southern England is one of the more sheltered parts of the UK. The prevailing wind is south-westerly, so Runway 20 is used for about two thirds of flights: 63 per cent in 2025. The strongest winds come with winter depressions from December to February, and north-easterly winds are most frequent in spring. Sea breezes affect the coast from late spring through the summer.
Low visibility at Southampton Airport
Runway 20 has an instrument landing system, so aircraft can land in cloud and reduced visibility. Runway 02 has other instrument approaches but no instrument landing system. The airport is not equipped for the very lowest visibility landings, and low visibility procedures begin when visibility falls to 1,000 metres or less.
Turbulence close to the runway
The airport's official notes warn crews of possible turbulence within 2 nautical miles of touchdown on Runway 02, particularly in strong easterly winds, and of turbulence from buildings on the approach to Runway 20 in strong winds. The wind at about 200 ft can differ significantly from the wind reported on the ground.
Questions
Southampton Airport weather: your questions answered
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