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CMB Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, LK · VCBI

Current weather at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, LK (IATA CMB, ICAO VCBI): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 170° at 4 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 21:10Z on Oct 27, 1 hour 11 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south (170° true) at 4 knots.
  • Visibility: about 3.7 miles.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 1,200 ft, scattered clouds at 1,800 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 25°C (77°F), dew point 25°C (77°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.77 inHg (1008 hPa).
METAR VCBI 272110Z 17004KT 6000 FEW012 SCT018 25/25 Q1008 NOSIG

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 170° at 4 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
04040°Tailwind 3 kt3 kt from the right10,991 ft
22 Most headwind220°3 kt3 kt from the left10,991 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:00Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF VCBI 271700Z 2718/2824 15006KT 9999 BKN017 TX30/2807Z TN24/2800Z PROB30 TEMPO 2718/2803 23010G25KT 5000 TSRA/SHRA FEW012 BKN016 FEW018CB BECMG 2803/2805 23010KT
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 03:00Z
    Wind 150° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 1,700 ft.
  2. 30% chance, temporarily, Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 03:00Z
    Wind 230° at 10 kt, gusting 25 kt; visibility about 3.1 miles; rain showers, thunderstorm with rain; few clouds at 1,200 ft, broken clouds at 1,600 ft, few clouds at 1,800 ft (cumulonimbus).
  3. Becoming, Oct 28 03:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z
    Wind 230° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 1,700 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.