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HEL Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Helsinki Airport, Helsinki, Finland · EFHK

Current weather at Helsinki Airport in Helsinki, Finland (IATA HEL, ICAO EFHK): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 190° at 17 kt, gusting 28 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)

MVFRObserved at 21:50Z on Oct 27, 31 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south (190° true) at 17 knots, gusting 28 knots.
  • Visibility: 6 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 1,400 ft, scattered clouds at 1,600 ft, broken clouds at 2,900 ft; the ceiling is 2,900 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 11°C (52°F), dew point 8°C (46°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.12 inHg (1020 hPa).
METAR EFHK 272150Z 19017G28KT 9999 FEW014 SCT016 BKN029 11/08 Q1020 TEMPO 19017KT

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 190° at 17 kt, gusting 28 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
04R038°Tailwind 15 kt (gusts tail 25)8 kt from the right (gusts 13)11,286 ft
22L Most headwind218°15 kt (gusts 25)8 kt from the left (gusts 13)11,286 ft
04L038°Tailwind 15 kt (gusts tail 25)8 kt from the right (gusts 13)10,039 ft
22R Most headwind218°15 kt (gusts 25)8 kt from the left (gusts 13)10,039 ft
15144°12 kt (gusts 19)12 kt from the right (gusts 20)9,518 ft
33324°Tailwind 12 kt (gusts tail 19)12 kt from the left (gusts 20)9,518 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 21:50Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 21:00Z

TAF AMD EFHK 272150Z 2721/2821 19015KT 9999 SCT015 BKN035 TEMPO 2721/2724 20017G28KT BKN014 BECMG 2800/2802 BKN013 TEMPO 2804/2818 BKN009 BECMG 2818/2820 BKN007
  1. Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 00:00Z
    Wind 190° at 15 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 1,500 ft, broken clouds at 3,500 ft.
  2. Temporarily, Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 00:00Z
    Wind 200° at 17 kt, gusting 28 kt; broken clouds at 1,400 ft.
  3. Becoming, Oct 28 00:00Z to 18:00Z
    Wind 190° at 15 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 1,300 ft.
  4. Temporarily, Oct 28 04:00Z to 18:00Z
    Broken clouds at 900 ft.
  5. Becoming, Oct 28 18:00Z to 21:00Z
    Wind 190° at 15 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 700 ft.

Related

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.

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