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BKW Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beckley, WV · KBKW

Current weather at Raleigh County Memorial Airport in Beckley, WV (IATA BKW, ICAO KBKW): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind calm. 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)

• Wind: calm.
• Visibility: 10 miles or more.
• Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
• Clouds: overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft above the ground.
• Temperature: 17°C (62°F), dew point 16°C (60°F).
• Altimeter: 29.96 inHg (1015 hPa).

METAR KBKW 051351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC014 17/16 A2996 RMK AO1 VIS 2 1/2 RWY19 RAB01E13 SLP126 P0000 T01670156 $

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:45Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KBKW 051145Z 0512/0612 20006KT P6SM BKN025 FM051600 24008KT P6SM BKN015 FM051800 24008KT P6SM BKN024 FM060100 25003KT P6SM OVC024 FM060500 00000KT P6SM BKN220

1. Nov 5 12:00Z to 16:00Z
   Wind 200° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 2,500 ft.
2. From Nov 5 16:00Z (until 18:00Z)
   Wind 240° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 1,500 ft.
3. From Nov 5 18:00Z (until Nov 6 01:00Z)
   Wind 240° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 2,400 ft.
4. From Nov 6 01:00Z (until 05:00Z)
   Wind 250° at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 2,400 ft.
5. From Nov 6 05:00Z (until 12:00Z)
   Wind calm; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 22,000 ft.

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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.