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AKL Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Auckland Airport, Auckland, New Zealand · NZAA

Current weather at Auckland Airport in Auckland, New Zealand (IATA AKL, ICAO NZAA): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 250° at 11 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

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Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 22:00Z on Oct 27, 22 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the west-southwest (250° true) at 11 knots.
  • Visibility: 6 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 17°C (63°F), dew point 8°C (46°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.91 inHg (1013 hPa).
METAR NZAA 272200Z AUTO 25011KT 9999 NCD 17/08 Q1013

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 250° at 11 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
05R051°Tailwind 10 kt4 kt from the left11,598 ft
23L Most headwind231°10 kt4 kt from the right11,598 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 20:00Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF NZAA 272000Z 2721/2824 22008KT 9999 FEW040 BECMG 2800/2802 28012KT TEMPO 2806/2816 6000 SHRA TEMPO 2818/2822 6000 SHRA BECMG 2820/2822 30015G25KT
  1. Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 00:00Z
    Wind 220° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 4,000 ft.
  2. Becoming, Oct 28 00:00Z to 20:00Z
    Wind 280° at 12 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 4,000 ft.
  3. Temporarily, Oct 28 06:00Z to 16:00Z
    Visibility about 3.7 miles; rain showers.
  4. Temporarily, Oct 28 18:00Z to 22:00Z
    Visibility about 3.7 miles; rain showers.
  5. Becoming, Oct 28 20:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z
    Wind 300° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 4,000 ft.

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Times are UTC (Z). Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.