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DFW Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas, TX · KDFW

Current weather at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, TX (IATA DFW, ICAO KDFW): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 150° at 9 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 21:53Z on Oct 27, 28 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south-southeast (150° true) at 9 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 6,000 ft, scattered clouds at 25,000 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 28°C (83°F), dew point 13°C (55°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.08 inHg (1019 hPa).
METAR KDFW 272153Z 15009KT 10SM FEW060 SCT250 28/13 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02830128

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 150° at 9 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
13L135°9 kt2 kt from the right9,000 ft
31R315°Tailwind 9 kt2 kt from the left9,000 ft
13R Most headwind139°9 kt2 kt from the right9,300 ft
31L319°Tailwind 9 kt2 kt from the left9,300 ft
17C180°8 kt4 kt from the left13,400 ft
35C360°Tailwind 8 kt5 kt from the right13,400 ft
17L180°8 kt4 kt from the left8,500 ft
35R360°Tailwind 8 kt5 kt from the right8,500 ft
17R180°8 kt4 kt from the left13,400 ft
35L360°Tailwind 8 kt5 kt from the right13,400 ft
18L180°8 kt4 kt from the left13,401 ft
36R360°Tailwind 8 kt5 kt from the right13,401 ft
18R180°8 kt4 kt from the left13,400 ft
36L360°Tailwind 8 kt5 kt from the right13,400 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 20:57Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF KDFW 272057Z 2721/2824 17008KT P6SM FEW060
  1. Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z
    Wind 170° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 6,000 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.