BMI Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Central Illinois Regional Airport, Bloomington, IL · KBMI

Current weather at Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington, IL (IATA BMI, ICAO KBMI): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 250° at 10 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.

BMI airport info BMI NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

MVFRObserved at 12:56Z on Nov 5, 31 minutes ago

Wind: from the west-southwest (250° true) at 10 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: overcast at 1,900 ft; the ceiling is 1,900 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 9°C (48°F), dew point 6°C (43°F).
Altimeter: 29.80 inHg (1009 hPa).

METAR KBMI 051256Z 25010KT 10SM OVC019 09/06 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP092 T00890061

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:31Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KBMI 051131Z 0512/0612 24012G20KT P6SM OVC012 FM052200 27012KT 6SM -SHRA SCT007 OVC012 TEMPO 0523/0603 4SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM060300 33014KT P6SM SCT007 OVC012

Nov 5 12:00Z to 22:00Z
Wind 240° at 12 kt, gusting 20 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 1,200 ft.
From Nov 5 22:00Z (until Nov 6 03:00Z)
Wind 270° at 12 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain showers; scattered clouds at 700 ft, overcast at 1,200 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 23:00Z to Nov 6 03:00Z
Visibility 4 miles; light rain showers, mist; overcast at 700 ft.
From Nov 6 03:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 330° at 14 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 700 ft, overcast at 1,200 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

No FBOs are listed in OpenStreetMap for this airport.

Not listed? The FBO may not be in OpenStreetMap. Send a correction.

More airport weather in Illinois

BLV Belleville CMI Savoy DEC Decatur MDW Chicago MLI Moline MWA Marion ORD Chicago PIA Peoria RFD Rockford SPI Springfield UIN Quincy

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.