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OKA Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Naha Airport, Okinawa, Japan · ROAH

Current weather at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan (IATA OKA, ICAO ROAH): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 020° at 19 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 22:00Z on Oct 27, 22 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the north-northeast (020° true) at 19 knots.
  • Visibility: 6 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 4,500 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 24°C (75°F), dew point 16°C (61°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.09 inHg (1019 hPa).
METAR ROAH 272200Z 02019KT 9999 FEW045 24/16 Q1019

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 020° at 19 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
18L182°Tailwind 18 kt6 kt from the left9,843 ft
36R Most headwind002°18 kt6 kt from the right9,843 ft
18R182°Tailwind 18 kt6 kt from the left8,858 ft
36L Most headwind002°18 kt6 kt from the right8,858 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:05Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF ROAH 271705Z 2718/2900 02020KT 9999 FEW025 SCT040 BECMG 2815/2818 04010KT
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 15:00Z
    Wind 020° at 20 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 2,500 ft, scattered clouds at 4,000 ft.
  2. Becoming, Oct 28 15:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z
    Wind 040° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 2,500 ft, scattered clouds at 4,000 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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