CDB Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Cold Bay Airport, Cold Bay, AK · PACD

Current weather at Cold Bay Airport in Cold Bay, AK (IATA CDB, ICAO PACD): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 300° at 12 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 13:53Z on Nov 5, 25 minutes ago

Wind: from the west-northwest (300° true) at 12 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: scattered clouds at 5,500 ft, broken clouds at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 1°C (34°F), dew point -1°C (30°F).
Altimeter: 29.33 inHg (993 hPa).

METAR PACD 051353Z AUTO 30012KT 10SM SCT055 BKN085 01/M01 A2933 RMK AO2 RAB1256E00B39E49SNB00E12 SLP932 P0003 T00111011 TSNO

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 300° at 12 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
08	095°	Tailwind 11 kt	5 kt from the left	4,900 ft
26	275°	11 kt	5 kt from the right	4,900 ft
15	158°	Tailwind 9 kt	7 kt from the right	10,179 ft
33 Most headwind	338°	9 kt	7 kt from the left	10,179 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 13:20Z, valid Nov 5 13:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF PACD 051320Z 0513/0612 31011G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 SCT040 TEMPO 0513/0515 5SM -SN BR BKN025 FM051800 29011KT P6SM SCT050

Nov 5 13:00Z to 18:00Z
Wind 310° at 11 kt, gusting 18 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, scattered clouds at 4,000 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 13:00Z to 15:00Z
Visibility 5 miles; light snow, mist; broken clouds at 2,500 ft.
From Nov 5 18:00Z (until Nov 6 12:00Z)
Wind 290° at 11 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 5,000 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.