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BWI Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Baltimore, MD · KBWI

Current weather at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, MD (IATA BWI, ICAO KBWI): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 130° at 5 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 21:54Z on Oct 27, 27 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the southeast (130° true) at 5 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 25,000 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 18°C (64°F), dew point 9°C (49°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.32 inHg (1027 hPa).
METAR KBWI 272154Z 13005KT 10SM FEW250 18/09 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP267 T01780094 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 130° at 5 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
10094°4 kt3 kt from the right10,503 ft
28274°Tailwind 4 kt3 kt from the left10,503 ft
15L Most headwind144°5 kt1 kt from the left5,000 ft
33R324°Tailwind 5 kt1 kt from the right5,000 ft
15R Most headwind144°5 kt1 kt from the left9,501 ft
33L324°Tailwind 5 kt1 kt from the right9,501 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 21:05Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF KBWI 272105Z 2721/2824 11005KT P6SM FEW250 FM281200 10005KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100
  1. Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 12:00Z
    Wind 110° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 25,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 28 12:00Z (until Oct 29 00:00Z)
    Wind 100° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 3,500 ft, broken clouds at 10,000 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.