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LIH Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Lihue Airport, Lihue, HI · PHLI

Current weather at Lihue Airport in Lihue, HI (IATA LIH, ICAO PHLI): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 070° 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.

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Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 21:53Z on Oct 27, 29 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the east-northeast (070° true) at 7 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 2,700 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 27°C (80°F), dew point 19°C (67°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.95 inHg (1014 hPa).
METAR PHLI 272153Z 07007KT 10SM FEW027 27/19 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02670194 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 070° at 7 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
03 Most headwind045°6 kt3 kt from the right6,500 ft
21225°Tailwind 6 kt3 kt from the left6,500 ft
17180°Tailwind 2 kt7 kt from the left6,500 ft
35360°2 kt7 kt from the right6,500 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:23Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF PHLI 271723Z 2718/2818 VRB06KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM272000 05009KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC050 FM280000 03010KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN020 BKN030 FM280600 05008KT 3SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC035 FM281200 03007KT 6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC060
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to 20:00Z
    Wind variable at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 2,000 ft, broken clouds at 5,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 27 20:00Z (until Oct 28 00:00Z)
    Wind 050° at 9 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; scattered clouds at 2,000 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 00:00Z (until 06:00Z)
    Wind 030° at 10 kt; visibility 5 miles; light rain showers, mist; broken clouds at 2,000 ft, broken clouds at 3,000 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 06:00Z (until 12:00Z)
    Wind 050° at 8 kt; visibility 3 miles; light rain, mist; broken clouds at 1,500 ft, overcast at 3,500 ft.
  5. From Oct 28 12:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 030° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain showers; broken clouds at 2,500 ft, overcast at 6,000 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.

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