EAU Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, Eau Claire, WI · KEAU

Current weather at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, WI (IATA EAU, ICAO KEAU): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 360° at 9 kt, gusting 17 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 12:56Z on Nov 5, 31 minutes ago

Wind: from the north (360° true) at 9 knots, gusting 17 knots.
Visibility: 8 miles.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: broken clouds at 2,000 ft, overcast at 3,400 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 9°C (49°F), dew point 8°C (46°F).
Altimeter: 29.71 inHg (1006 hPa).

METAR KEAU 051256Z 36009G17KT 8SM BKN020 OVC034 09/08 A2971 RMK AO2 RAB34E45 SLP065 P0001 T00940078

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 360° at 9 kt, gusting 17 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
04	045°	6 kt (gusts 12)	6 kt from the left (gusts 12)	8,101 ft
22	225°	Tailwind 6 kt (gusts tail 12)	6 kt from the right (gusts 12)	8,101 ft
14	139°	Tailwind 7 kt (gusts tail 13)	6 kt from the left (gusts 11)	5,000 ft
32 Most headwind	319°	7 kt (gusts 13)	6 kt from the right (gusts 11)	5,000 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:20Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KEAU 051120Z 0512/0612 34009KT 6SM BR OVC010 FM051400 35012G18KT P6SM OVC015 FM052200 36010KT P6SM OVC020 FM060500 35005KT P6SM BKN025

Nov 5 12:00Z to 14:00Z
Wind 340° at 9 kt; visibility 6 miles; mist; overcast at 1,000 ft.
From Nov 5 14:00Z (until 22:00Z)
Wind 350° at 12 kt, gusting 18 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 1,500 ft.
From Nov 5 22:00Z (until Nov 6 05:00Z)
Wind 360° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 2,000 ft.
From Nov 6 05:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 350° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 2,500 ft.

Airport diagram

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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.