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AMA Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, Amarillo, TX · KAMA

Current weather at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport in Amarillo, TX (IATA AMA, ICAO KAMA): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 190° at 16 kt, gusting 25 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 21:53Z on Oct 27, 28 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south (190° true) at 16 knots, gusting 25 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 22°C (71°F), dew point 14°C (58°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.07 inHg (1018 hPa).
METAR KAMA 272153Z 19016G25KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02170144

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 190° at 16 kt, gusting 25 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
04046°Tailwind 13 kt (gusts tail 20)9 kt from the right (gusts 15)13,502 ft
22 Most headwind226°13 kt (gusts 20)9 kt from the left (gusts 15)13,502 ft
13137°10 kt (gusts 15)13 kt from the right (gusts 20)7,901 ft
31317°Tailwind 10 kt (gusts tail 15)13 kt from the left (gusts 20)7,901 ft

Forecast (TAF)

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

TAF KAMA 271720Z 2718/2818 21019G29KT P6SM SKC FM272300 20012G22KT P6SM SKC FM280200 18014KT P6SM FEW180 FM281000 20015KT 6SM BR FEW250 FM281500 21017G27KT P6SM SCT250
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to 23:00Z
    Wind 210° at 19 kt, gusting 29 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  2. From Oct 27 23:00Z (until Oct 28 02:00Z)
    Wind 200° at 12 kt, gusting 22 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  3. From Oct 28 02:00Z (until 10:00Z)
    Wind 180° at 14 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 18,000 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 10:00Z (until 15:00Z)
    Wind 200° at 15 kt; visibility 6 miles; mist; few clouds at 25,000 ft.
  5. From Oct 28 15:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 210° at 17 kt, gusting 27 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered 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.