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Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Honolulu, HI · PHNL

Current weather at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, HI (IATA HNL, ICAO PHNL): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 320° at 4 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 04:53Z on Oct 28, 8 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the northwest (320° true) at 4 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 2,000 ft, scattered clouds at 4,500 ft, broken clouds at 15,000 ft, overcast at 22,000 ft; the ceiling is 15,000 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 23°C (74°F), dew point 21°C (69°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.90 inHg (1013 hPa).
METAR PHNL 280453Z 32004KT 10SM FEW020 SCT045 BKN150 OVC220 23/21 A2990 RMK AO2 RAE23 SLP124 P0000 T02330206 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 320° at 4 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
04L053°0 kt4 kt from the left6,955 ft
22R233°0 kt4 kt from the right6,955 ft
04R053°0 kt4 kt from the left9,002 ft
22L233°0 kt4 kt from the right9,002 ft
08L089°Tailwind 3 kt3 kt from the left12,360 ft
26R269°3 kt3 kt from the right12,360 ft
08R090°Tailwind 3 kt3 kt from the left12,000 ft
26L Most headwind270°3 kt3 kt from the right12,000 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 28 02:41Z, valid Oct 28 03:00Z to Oct 29 06:00Z

TAF PHNL 280241Z 2803/2906 VRB05KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN030 OVC070 TEMPO 2803/2806 4SM -SHRA BR BKN020 FM280700 03006KT 4SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC030 TEMPO 2809/2813 2SM RA BR BKN010 FM281400 04007KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 FM281900 03009KT 6SM -SHRA BKN020
  1. Oct 28 03:00Z to 07:00Z
    Wind variable at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain showers, mist; broken clouds at 3,000 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft.
  2. Temporarily, Oct 28 03:00Z to 06:00Z
    Visibility 4 miles; light rain showers, mist; broken clouds at 2,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 07:00Z (until 14:00Z)
    Wind 030° at 6 kt; visibility 4 miles; light rain, mist; broken clouds at 1,500 ft, overcast at 3,000 ft.
  4. Temporarily, Oct 28 09:00Z to 13:00Z
    Visibility 2 miles; rain, mist; broken clouds at 1,000 ft.
  5. From Oct 28 14:00Z (until 19:00Z)
    Wind 040° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; broken clouds at 3,000 ft.
  6. From Oct 28 19:00Z (until Oct 29 06:00Z)
    Wind 030° at 9 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain showers; broken clouds at 2,000 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.