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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA · KATL

Current weather at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, GA (IATA ATL, ICAO KATL): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 110° at 7 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 21:52Z on Oct 27, 30 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the east-southeast (110° true) at 7 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 25,000 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 22°C (72°F), dew point 6°C (43°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.23 inHg (1024 hPa).
METAR KATL 272152Z 11007KT 10SM FEW250 22/06 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP232 T02220061 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 110° at 7 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
08L Most headwind090°7 kt2 kt from the right9,000 ft
26R270°Tailwind 7 kt2 kt from the left9,000 ft
08R Most headwind090°7 kt2 kt from the right9,999 ft
26L270°Tailwind 7 kt2 kt from the left9,999 ft
09L Most headwind090°7 kt2 kt from the right12,390 ft
27R270°Tailwind 7 kt2 kt from the left12,390 ft
09R Most headwind090°7 kt2 kt from the right9,000 ft
27L270°Tailwind 7 kt2 kt from the left9,000 ft
10 Most headwind090°7 kt2 kt from the right9,000 ft
28270°Tailwind 7 kt2 kt from the left9,000 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 21:55Z, valid Oct 27 22:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF KATL 272155Z 2722/2824 09005KT P6SM SKC FM281500 08010KT P6SM SCT250
  1. Oct 27 22:00Z to Oct 28 15:00Z
    Wind 090° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  2. From Oct 28 15:00Z (until Oct 29 00:00Z)
    Wind 080° at 10 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.