BLI Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Bellingham International Airport, Bellingham, WA · KBLI

Current weather at Bellingham International Airport in Bellingham, WA (IATA BLI, ICAO KBLI): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 180° 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.

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Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 12:53Z on Nov 5, 35 minutes ago

Wind: from the south (180° true) at 6 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: broken clouds at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 11°C (51°F), dew point 8°C (46°F).
Altimeter: 30.13 inHg (1020 hPa).

METAR KBLI 051253Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM BKN065 11/08 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01060078

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 180° 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.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
16 Most headwind	180°	6 kt	0 kt	6,700 ft
34	360°	Tailwind 6 kt	0 kt	6,700 ft

Forecast (TAF)

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

TAF KBLI 051121Z 0512/0612 17012KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN040 FM051500 18008KT P6SM VCSH BKN022 OVC045 FM052000 18010KT P6SM BKN035 FM060400 15006KT P6SM BKN070 OVC120 FM061100 14007KT P6SM -RA OVC035

Nov 5 12:00Z to 15:00Z
Wind 170° at 12 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; scattered clouds at 1,500 ft, broken clouds at 4,000 ft.
From Nov 5 15:00Z (until 20:00Z)
Wind 180° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; broken clouds at 2,200 ft, overcast at 4,500 ft.
From Nov 5 20:00Z (until Nov 6 04:00Z)
Wind 180° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 3,500 ft.
From Nov 6 04:00Z (until 11:00Z)
Wind 150° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 7,000 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft.
From Nov 6 11:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 140° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain; overcast at 3,500 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.

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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.