BRD Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, Brainerd, MN · KBRD

Current weather at Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport in Brainerd, MN (IATA BRD, ICAO KBRD): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 010° at 12 kt, gusting 21 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)

MVFRObserved at 12:53Z on Nov 5, 33 minutes ago

Wind: from the north (010° true) at 12 knots, gusting 21 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: overcast at 2,200 ft; the ceiling is 2,200 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 6°C (42°F), dew point 1°C (34°F).
Altimeter: 29.90 inHg (1013 hPa).

METAR KBRD 051253Z AUTO 01012G21KT 10SM OVC022 06/01 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP134 T00560011 PNO $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 010° at 12 kt, gusting 21 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
05	053°	9 kt (gusts 15)	8 kt from the left (gusts 14)	6,512 ft
23	233°	Tailwind 9 kt (gusts tail 15)	8 kt from the right (gusts 14)	6,512 ft
16	163°	Tailwind 11 kt (gusts tail 19)	5 kt from the left (gusts 10)	7,100 ft
34 Most headwind	343°	11 kt (gusts 19)	5 kt from the right (gusts 10)	7,100 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:25Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KBRD 051125Z 0512/0612 01011G21KT P6SM OVC015 FM052300 04005KT P6SM BKN023 FM060800 00000KT P6SM SCT080

Nov 5 12:00Z to 23:00Z
Wind 010° at 11 kt, gusting 21 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 1,500 ft.
From Nov 5 23:00Z (until Nov 6 08:00Z)
Wind 040° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 2,300 ft.
From Nov 6 08:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind calm; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 8,000 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.

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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.