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FCO Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Rome Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy · LIRF

Current weather at Rome Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy (IATA FCO, ICAO LIRF): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 050° at 7 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.

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 21:50Z on Oct 27, 31 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the northeast (050° true) at 7 knots.
  • Visibility: 6 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 13°C (55°F), dew point 12°C (54°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.06 inHg (1018 hPa).
METAR LIRF 272150Z 05007KT CAVOK 13/12 Q1018 NOSIG

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 050° at 7 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
16L159°Tailwind 2 kt7 kt from the left12,802 ft
34R339°2 kt7 kt from the right12,802 ft
16R159°Tailwind 2 kt7 kt from the left12,802 ft
34L339°2 kt7 kt from the right12,802 ft
07 Most headwind066°7 kt2 kt from the left10,849 ft
25246°Tailwind 7 kt2 kt from the right10,849 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:00Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF LIRF 271700Z 2718/2824 33007KT CAVOK BECMG 2801/2803 05010KT BECMG 2811/2813 VRB05KT
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 01:00Z
    Wind 330° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; no significant weather; no significant clouds.
  2. Becoming, Oct 28 01:00Z to 11:00Z
    Wind 050° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; no significant weather; no significant clouds.
  3. Becoming, Oct 28 11:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z
    Wind variable at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; no significant weather; no significant clouds.

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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.