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Appleton International Airport, Appleton, WI · KATW

Current weather at Appleton International Airport in Appleton, WI (IATA ATW, ICAO KATW): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 250° 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.

ATW airport info ATW NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

MVFRObserved at on Nov 5, 44 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the west-southwest (250° true) at 6 knots.
  • Visibility: 7 miles.
  • Weather: light rain.
  • Clouds: overcast at 1,300 ft; the ceiling is 1,300 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 9°C (48°F), dew point 9°C (48°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.65 inHg (1004 hPa).
METAR KATW 051245Z 25006KT 7SM -RA OVC013 09/09 A2965

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 250° 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.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
03026°Tailwind 4 kt4 kt from the left8,003 ft
21 Most headwind206°4 kt4 kt from the right8,003 ft
12116°Tailwind 4 kt4 kt from the right6,502 ft
30296°4 kt4 kt from the left6,502 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued , valid to 

TAF KATW 051134Z 0512/0612 23009G17KT 6SM -SHRA OVC011 TEMPO 0512/0513 5SM -SHRA BKN008 FM051300 25010G15KT 4SM -SHRA OVC008 FM051500 27009G16KT P6SM -SHRA OVC011 FM051700 31009G18KT P6SM -SHRA OVC011 FM051800 34013G23KT P6SM OVC013 FM052300 35011G19KT P6SM BKN024 FM060300 34010G17KT P6SM BKN035
  1. to
    Wind 230° at 9 kt, gusting 17 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain showers; overcast at 1,100 ft.
  2. Temporarily, to
    Visibility 5 miles; light rain showers; broken clouds at 800 ft.
  3. From (until )
    Wind 250° at 10 kt, gusting 15 kt; visibility 4 miles; light rain showers; overcast at 800 ft.
  4. From (until )
    Wind 270° at 9 kt, gusting 16 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain showers; overcast at 1,100 ft.
  5. From (until )
    Wind 310° at 9 kt, gusting 18 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain showers; overcast at 1,100 ft.
  6. From (until )
    Wind 340° at 13 kt, gusting 23 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 1,300 ft.
  7. From (until )
    Wind 350° at 11 kt, gusting 19 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 2,400 ft.
  8. From (until )
    Wind 340° at 10 kt, gusting 17 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 3,500 ft.

Airport diagram

FAA airport diagram of Appleton International Airport (ATW). The official FAA PDF below has the full detail.

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.