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Lehigh Valley International Airport, Allentown, PA · KABE

Current weather at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, PA (IATA ABE, ICAO KABE): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 190° at 5 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, 30 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south (190° true) at 5 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 17°C (62°F), dew point 4°C (40°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.33 inHg (1027 hPa).
METAR KABE 272151Z 19005KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP271 T01670044 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 190° at 5 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
06051°Tailwind 4 kt3 kt from the right7,599 ft
24 Most headwind231°4 kt3 kt from the left7,599 ft
13123°2 kt5 kt from the right5,800 ft
31303°Tailwind 2 kt5 kt from the left5,800 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:20Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KABE 271720Z 2718/2818 36005KT P6SM SKC FM272200 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250 FM281600 15005KT P6SM BKN250
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to 22:00Z
    Wind 360° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  2. From Oct 27 22:00Z (until Oct 28 16:00Z)
    Wind variable at 2 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 16:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 150° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 25,000 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.