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AMM Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, JO · OJAI

Current weather at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, JO (IATA AMM, ICAO OJAI): the latest observation puts the airport in IFR (instrument flight rules) conditions, wind 310° at 4 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)

IFRObserved at 22:00Z on Oct 27, 16 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the northwest (310° true) at 4 knots.
  • Visibility: about 2.5 miles.
  • Weather: mist.
  • Clouds: scattered clouds at 3,500 ft, broken clouds at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 17°C (63°F), dew point 17°C (63°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.06 inHg (1018 hPa).
METAR OJAI 272200Z 31004KT 4000 BR SCT035 BKN100 17/17 Q1018 NOSIG

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 310° at 4 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
08L076°Tailwind 2 kt3 kt from the left12,021 ft
26R Most headwind256°2 kt3 kt from the right12,021 ft
08R076°Tailwind 2 kt3 kt from the left12,008 ft
26L Most headwind256°2 kt3 kt from the right12,008 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 16:53Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF OJAI 271653Z 2718/2824 25008KT 5000 RA FEW025CB SCT035 PROB30 TEMPO 2718/2724 22012KT 3000 TSRA FEW030TCU SCT030 PROB40 TEMPO 2809/2818 27018G28KT 2000 TSRA BLDU FEW030CB BKN030
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z
    Wind 250° at 8 kt; visibility about 3.1 miles; rain; few clouds at 2,500 ft (cumulonimbus), scattered clouds at 3,500 ft.
  2. 30% chance, temporarily, Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 00:00Z
    Wind 220° at 12 kt; visibility about 1.9 miles; thunderstorm with rain; few clouds at 3,000 ft (towering cumulus), scattered clouds at 3,000 ft.
  3. 40% chance, temporarily, Oct 28 09:00Z to 18:00Z
    Wind 270° at 18 kt, gusting 28 kt; visibility about 1.2 miles; thunderstorm with rain, blowing dust; few clouds at 3,000 ft (cumulonimbus), broken clouds at 3,000 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.