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ORD Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL · KORD

Current weather at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, IL (IATA ORD, ICAO KORD): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 150° 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 21:51Z on Oct 27, 31 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south-southeast (150° true) at 4 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: scattered clouds at 21,000 ft, overcast at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 25,000 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 19°C (67°F), dew point 11°C (52°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.18 inHg (1022 hPa).
METAR KORD 272151Z 15004KT 10SM SCT210 OVC250 19/11 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01940111

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 150° at 4 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
04L039°Tailwind 1 kt4 kt from the right7,500 ft
22R219°1 kt4 kt from the left7,500 ft
04R042°Tailwind 1 kt4 kt from the right8,075 ft
22L222°1 kt4 kt from the left8,075 ft
09C Most headwind090°2 kt3 kt from the right11,245 ft
27C270°Tailwind 2 kt3 kt from the left11,245 ft
09L Most headwind090°2 kt3 kt from the right7,500 ft
27R270°Tailwind 2 kt3 kt from the left7,500 ft
09R Most headwind090°2 kt3 kt from the right11,260 ft
27L270°Tailwind 2 kt3 kt from the left11,260 ft
10C Most headwind090°2 kt3 kt from the right10,800 ft
28C270°Tailwind 2 kt3 kt from the left10,800 ft
10L Most headwind090°2 kt3 kt from the right13,000 ft
28R270°Tailwind 2 kt3 kt from the left13,000 ft
10R Most headwind090°2 kt3 kt from the right7,500 ft
28L270°Tailwind 2 kt3 kt from the left7,500 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 20:54Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF KORD 272054Z 2721/2824 16009KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM280200 19005KT P6SM BKN150 FM281600 20012KT P6SM SCT100
  1. Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 02:00Z
    Wind 160° at 9 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 15,000 ft, broken clouds at 20,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 28 02:00Z (until 16:00Z)
    Wind 190° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 15,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 16:00Z (until Oct 29 00:00Z)
    Wind 200° at 12 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 10,000 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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