METAR & TAF for Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport
Live aviation weather for LGIR, decoded in plain English. Elevation 115ft, runways 09/27, 12/30.
METAR LGIR 151450Z 32020KT 9999 FEW012 BKN020 18/14 Q1018 NOSIG
Observed 55 min ago
Wind
320° (NW) at 20kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 1,200ft, Broken at 2,000ft
Temperature
18°C / 14°C dew
Humidity
77%
QNH
1018 hPa
TAF LGIR 151100Z 1512/1612 32018KT 9999 FEW010 BKN020 PROB40 TEMPO 1512/1521 5000 RA FEW010 FEW015TCU BKN020 BECMG 1604/1606 FEW020
- Thu 12:00Z to Fri 04:00ZPrevailingMVFR
- Wind 320° (NW) at 18kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 1,000ft, broken at 2,000ft
- Thu 12:00Z to Thu 21:00Z40% temporaryMVFR
- Visibility 5 km
- Rain
- Cloud: few at 1,000ft, few at 1,500ft, broken at 2,000ft
- Fri 04:00Z to Fri 12:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 320° (NW) at 18kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 2,000ft
Sunrise
04:26Z
Sunset
15:46Z
Daylight
11h 20m
Pressure alt
-27 ft
Density alt
327 ft
Common questions
Does Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (LGIR) issue a METAR?
Yes. Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.
What is a personal minima?
Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.
Where does this weather come from?
Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.