DBQ Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Dubuque Regional Airport, Dubuque, IA · KDBQ

Current weather at Dubuque Regional Airport in Dubuque, IA (IATA DBQ, ICAO KDBQ): the latest observation puts the airport in LIFR (low instrument flight rules) conditions, wind 240° at 7 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)

LIFRObserved at 13:53Z on Nov 5, 27 minutes ago

Wind: from the west-southwest (240° true) at 7 knots.
Visibility: 1 1/2 miles.
Weather: mist.
Clouds: overcast at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 8°C (47°F), dew point 8°C (47°F).
Altimeter: 29.71 inHg (1006 hPa).

METAR KDBQ 051353Z 24007KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC003 08/08 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP065 T00830083

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 240° at 7 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
13	135°	Tailwind 2 kt	7 kt from the right	6,502 ft
31	315°	2 kt	7 kt from the left	6,502 ft
18 Most headwind	180°	4 kt	6 kt from the right	6,327 ft
36	360°	Tailwind 4 kt	6 kt from the left	6,327 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 13:32Z, valid Nov 5 14:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KDBQ 051332Z 0514/0612 25010KT 6SM -DZ BR VCSH OVC007 TEMPO 0514/0515 2SM -SHRA BR OVC004 FM051500 31010G18KT 6SM -DZ BR VCSH OVC006 FM052100 35013G21KT P6SM OVC014 FM060200 36009G15KT P6SM BKN018

Nov 5 14:00Z to 15:00Z
Wind 250° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles; light drizzle, mist, showers in the vicinity; overcast at 700 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 14:00Z to 15:00Z
Visibility 2 miles; light rain showers, mist; overcast at 400 ft.
From Nov 5 15:00Z (until 21:00Z)
Wind 310° at 10 kt, gusting 18 kt; visibility 6 miles; light drizzle, mist, showers in the vicinity; overcast at 600 ft.
From Nov 5 21:00Z (until Nov 6 02:00Z)
Wind 350° at 13 kt, gusting 21 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 1,400 ft.
From Nov 6 02:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 360° at 9 kt, gusting 15 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 1,800 ft.

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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.

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