BFM Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Mobile International Airport, Mobile, AL · KBFM

Current weather at Mobile International Airport in Mobile, AL (IATA BFM, ICAO KBFM): the latest observation puts the airport in IFR (instrument flight rules) conditions, wind 340° at 8 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)

IFRObserved at 13:53Z on Nov 5, 25 minutes ago

Wind: from the north-northwest (340° true) at 8 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: overcast at 600 ft; the ceiling is 600 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 19°C (67°F), dew point 17°C (63°F).
Altimeter: 29.96 inHg (1015 hPa).

METAR KBFM 051353Z 34008KT 10SM OVC006 19/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01940172

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 340° at 8 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
14	139°	Tailwind 7 kt	3 kt from the left	9,618 ft
32 Most headwind	319°	7 kt	3 kt from the right	9,618 ft
18	180°	Tailwind 8 kt	3 kt from the right	7,800 ft
36 Most headwind	360°	8 kt	3 kt from the left	7,800 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:21Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KBFM 051121Z 0512/0612 VRB04KT P6SM FEW021 TEMPO 0512/0514 35005KT BKN005 FM051500 01005KT P6SM SCT008 BKN025 FM051800 13006KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250

Nov 5 12:00Z to 15:00Z
Wind variable at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 2,100 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 12:00Z to 14:00Z
Wind 350° at 5 kt; broken clouds at 500 ft.
From Nov 5 15:00Z (until 18:00Z)
Wind 010° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 800 ft, broken clouds at 2,500 ft.
From Nov 5 18:00Z (until Nov 6 12:00Z)
Wind 130° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 4,000 ft, scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.

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.

FBOs and services

FBOs

Signature Mobile Downtown2495 Michigan Avenue, Mobile, AL 36615+1 251-433-2800Hours: 0500L - 2359L Call out available on requestUNICOM 122.95Signature pageSource: Signature Aviation

FBO locations from the operators' own sites, may be out of date. Call ahead to confirm services and hours.

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Signature Aviation locations, as of Nov 5, 2026.

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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.

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