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LGB Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Long Beach Airport, Long Beach, CA · KLGB

Current weather at Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, CA (IATA LGB, ICAO KLGB): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 070° at 3 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 03:53Z on Oct 28, 1 hour 3 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the east-northeast (070° true) at 3 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 19°C (67°F), dew point 16°C (60°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.94 inHg (1014 hPa).
METAR KLGB 280353Z 07003KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01940156 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 070° at 3 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
08L Most headwind090°3 kt1 kt from the left6,192 ft
26R270°Tailwind 3 kt1 kt from the right6,192 ft
08R Most headwind090°3 kt1 kt from the left3,918 ft
26L270°Tailwind 3 kt1 kt from the right3,918 ft
12135°1 kt3 kt from the left10,000 ft
30315°Tailwind 1 kt3 kt from the right10,000 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 28 00:02Z, valid Oct 28 00:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF KLGB 280002Z 2800/2824 20007KT P6SM SKC FM280200 29006KT P6SM SKC FM280400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM280800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM281900 19008KT P6SM FEW035 BKN250
  1. Oct 28 00:00Z to 02:00Z
    Wind 200° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  2. From Oct 28 02:00Z (until 04:00Z)
    Wind 290° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  3. From Oct 28 04:00Z (until 08:00Z)
    Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 08:00Z (until 19:00Z)
    Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft.
  5. From Oct 28 19:00Z (until Oct 29 00:00Z)
    Wind 190° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 3,500 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 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.