BASE
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
60° · 12 kt
6+ mi · NSW
NZCHIATA CHCNZFlight category: VFR
Christchurch International Airport (CHC/NZCH)
Christchurch36 m
12°CTemperature60° · 11 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
12°C
Dew point
6°C
Wind
60° · 11 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
29.73 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
38°Headwind
10 ktHeadwind
Crosswind
4 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
No reported cloud layers
METAR
Sep 8, 2026, 11:30 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 8, 2026, 11:30 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 60° · 11 kt
- visibility
- >10 km
- temperature
- 12 °C
- dew point
- 6 °C
- altimeter setting
- 1,007 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
TAF
Sep 8, 2026, 11:05 PM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 9, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 60° · 12 kt
- visibility
- Visibility and cloud ceiling meet CAVOK criteria
Forecast period 2 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 9, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 9, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 340° · 8 kt
- visibility
- Visibility and cloud ceiling meet CAVOK criteria
Forecast period 3 · becoming
- Validity
- Sep 9, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 10, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 200° · 15 kt
- visibility
- Visibility and cloud ceiling meet CAVOK criteria
Forecast period 4 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 9, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 9, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
- visibility
- 6 km
- weather
- rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,400 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
BECMG
Sep 9, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
340° · 8 kt
6+ mi · NSW
BECMG
Sep 9, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
200° · 15 kt
6+ mi · NSW
TEMPO
Sep 9, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
3.73 mi · RA
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026, 11:30 PM (UTC) | VFR | 12°C | 11 kt | 6+ mi |
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