ALW Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Walla Walla Regional Airport, Walla Walla, WA · KALW

Current weather at Walla Walla Regional Airport in Walla Walla, WA (IATA ALW, ICAO KALW): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 190° at 6 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.

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Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 12:53Z on Nov 5, 38 minutes ago

Wind: from the south (190° true) at 6 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: light rain.
Clouds: broken clouds at 3,100 ft, overcast at 4,800 ft; the ceiling is 3,100 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 8°C (47°F), dew point 6°C (43°F).
Altimeter: 30.16 inHg (1021 hPa).

METAR KALW 051253Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM -RA BKN031 OVC048 08/06 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP219 P0001 T00830061

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 190° at 6 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
02	036°	Tailwind 5 kt	3 kt from the right	6,527 ft
20 Most headwind	216°	5 kt	3 kt from the left	6,527 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:29Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KALW 051129Z 0512/0612 17006KT 6SM -RA BR BKN035 OVC050 FM051400 19008KT P6SM OVC050 FM060100 13005KT P6SM SKC

Nov 5 12:00Z to 14:00Z
Wind 170° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain, mist; broken clouds at 3,500 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft.
From Nov 5 14:00Z (until Nov 6 01:00Z)
Wind 190° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 5,000 ft.
From Nov 6 01:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 130° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.

Airport diagram

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. 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.