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Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney, Australia · YSSY
Current weather at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney, Australia (IATA SYD, ICAO YSSY): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 250° at 15 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.
Weather radar
Current conditions (METAR)
- Wind: from the west-southwest (250° true) at 15 knots.
- Visibility: 6 miles or more.
- Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
- Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
- Temperature: 19°C (66°F), dew point 2°C (36°F).
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg (1018 hPa).
METAR YSSY 272200Z 25015KT CAVOK 19/02 Q1018
Runway winds
Components for the current wind, 250° at 15 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.
| Runway | Heading (true) | Headwind | Crosswind | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16R | 155° | Tailwind 1 kt | 15 kt from the right | 12,999 ft |
| 34L | 335° | 1 kt | 15 kt from the left | 12,999 ft |
| 07 | 062° | Tailwind 15 kt | 2 kt from the left | 8,301 ft |
| 25 Most headwind | 242° | 15 kt | 2 kt from the right | 8,301 ft |
| 16L | 155° | Tailwind 1 kt | 15 kt from the right | 7,999 ft |
| 34R | 335° | 1 kt | 15 kt from the left | 7,999 ft |
Forecast (TAF)
Issued Oct 27 21:52Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z
TAF AMD YSSY 272152Z 2721/2900 25018KT CAVOK BECMG 2723/2801 24015G25KT CAVOK FM280230 21015G25KT CAVOK FM280400 18015G25KT 9999 FEW045 FM281200 29005KT CAVOK FM282300 13012KT CAVOK
- Oct 27 21:00Z to 23:00ZWind 250° at 18 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; no significant weather; no significant clouds.
- Becoming, Oct 27 23:00Z to Oct 28 02:30ZWind 240° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; no significant weather; no significant clouds.
- From Oct 28 02:30Z (until 04:00Z)Wind 210° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; no significant weather; no significant clouds.
- From Oct 28 04:00Z (until 12:00Z)Wind 180° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 4,500 ft.
- From Oct 28 12:00Z (until 23:00Z)Wind 290° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; no significant weather; no significant clouds.
- From Oct 28 23:00Z (until Oct 29 00:00Z)Wind 130° at 12 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; no significant weather; no significant clouds.
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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.