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James M. Cox Dayton International Airport, Dayton, OH · KDAY

Current weather at James M. Cox Dayton International Airport in Dayton, OH (IATA DAY, ICAO KDAY): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 150° 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 21:56Z on Oct 27, 25 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south-southeast (150° true) at 3 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: scattered clouds at 21,000 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 25,000 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 20°C (68°F), dew point 9°C (48°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.26 inHg (1025 hPa).
METAR KDAY 272156Z 15003KT 10SM SCT210 BKN250 20/09 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 T02000089

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 150° at 3 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
06L055°0 kt3 kt from the right10,901 ft
24R235°0 kt3 kt from the left10,901 ft
06R055°0 kt3 kt from the right7,285 ft
24L235°0 kt3 kt from the left7,285 ft
18 Most headwind179°3 kt1 kt from the left8,502 ft
36359°Tailwind 3 kt1 kt from the right8,502 ft

Forecast (TAF)

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

TAF KDAY 271720Z 2718/2818 14005KT P6SM BKN250 FM281400 21006KT P6SM SCT150
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 14:00Z
    Wind 140° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 25,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 28 14:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 210° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 15,000 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.