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BTR Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Baton Rouge, LA · KBTR

Current weather at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport in Baton Rouge, LA (IATA BTR, ICAO KBTR): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 100° at 3 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.

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 21:53Z on Oct 27, 28 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the east (100° true) at 3 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 27°C (80°F), dew point 13°C (55°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.14 inHg (1021 hPa).
METAR KBTR 272153Z 10003KT 10SM CLR 27/13 A3014 RMK AO1 SLP205 T02670128 PNO

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 100° at 3 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
04L043°2 kt3 kt from the right7,500 ft
22R223°Tailwind 2 kt3 kt from the left7,500 ft
04R043°2 kt3 kt from the right3,799 ft
22L223°Tailwind 2 kt3 kt from the left3,799 ft
13 Most headwind133°3 kt2 kt from the left7,005 ft
31313°Tailwind 3 kt2 kt from the right7,005 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:20Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KBTR 271720Z 2718/2818 09005KT P6SM SCT250
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z
    Wind 090° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.

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Times are UTC (Z). 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.