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DEN Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds
Denver International Airport, Denver, CO · KDEN
Current weather at Denver International Airport in Denver, CO (IATA DEN, ICAO KDEN): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 090° at 16 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.
Weather radar
Current conditions (METAR)
- Wind: from the east (090° true) at 16 knots.
- Visibility: 10 miles or more.
- Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
- Clouds: few clouds at 10,000 ft, scattered clouds at 22,000 ft; no ceiling.
- Temperature: 17°C (62°F), dew point 1°C (34°F).
- Altimeter: 29.96 inHg (1015 hPa).
METAR KDEN 272153Z 09016KT 10SM FEW100 SCT220 17/01 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP112 T01670011
Runway winds
Components for the current wind, 090° at 16 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.
| Runway | Heading (true) | Headwind | Crosswind | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Most headwind | 090° | 16 kt | 0 kt | 12,000 ft |
| 25 | 270° | Tailwind 16 kt | 0 kt | 12,000 ft |
| 08 Most headwind | 091° | 16 kt | 0 kt | 12,000 ft |
| 26 | 271° | Tailwind 16 kt | 0 kt | 12,000 ft |
| 16L | 181° | 0 kt | 16 kt from the left | 12,000 ft |
| 34R | 001° | 0 kt | 16 kt from the right | 12,000 ft |
| 16R | 181° | 0 kt | 16 kt from the left | 16,000 ft |
| 34L | 001° | 0 kt | 16 kt from the right | 16,000 ft |
| 17L | 181° | 0 kt | 16 kt from the left | 12,000 ft |
| 35R | 001° | 0 kt | 16 kt from the right | 12,000 ft |
| 17R | 181° | 0 kt | 16 kt from the left | 12,000 ft |
| 35L | 001° | 0 kt | 16 kt from the right | 12,000 ft |
Forecast (TAF)
Issued Oct 27 20:56Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z
TAF KDEN 272056Z 2721/2824 09011KT P6SM FEW200 FM280000 06008KT P6SM SCT200 FM280300 VRB06KT P6SM FEW020 FM280500 20006KT P6SM VCFG FEW020 FM280900 22006KT P6SM VCFG FEW015 FM281600 VRB06KT P6SM SCT200 FM282000 12009KT P6SM FEW120 SCT200
- Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 00:00ZWind 090° at 11 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 20,000 ft.
- From Oct 28 00:00Z (until 03:00Z)Wind 060° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 20,000 ft.
- From Oct 28 03:00Z (until 05:00Z)Wind variable at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 2,000 ft.
- From Oct 28 05:00Z (until 09:00Z)Wind 200° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; fog in the vicinity; few clouds at 2,000 ft.
- From Oct 28 09:00Z (until 16:00Z)Wind 220° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; fog in the vicinity; few clouds at 1,500 ft.
- From Oct 28 16:00Z (until 20:00Z)Wind variable at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 20,000 ft.
- From Oct 28 20:00Z (until Oct 29 00:00Z)Wind 120° at 9 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 12,000 ft, scattered clouds at 20,000 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.